In Trek fandom, Enterprise’s Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) is often viewed as a — shall we say — less than essential crewmember. Her critics often argue that she doesn’t really contribute a lot outside of her translation and communication work.…
Strength is an abstract concept. It has neither innate masculine or feminine qualities and cannot be exclusively associated with one gender or another. However, we must recognize from a Western-Eurocentric perspective – which most of our popular culture comes from –…
An accomplished linguist and communicator, Hoshi Sato played a key role on the Enterprise (and in the Mirror Universe). But there were also missed opportunities with her character. Join us for a discussion of her most memorable moments. Hosts: Sue, Jarrah,…
Put on your crop tops and keep a knife handy because we’re going to the Mirror Universe. We’ll discuss the costumes, characters, and messages about race, gender and sexuality. Hosts: Grace, Jarrah, Andi Guest: Rumman – rummanchowdhury.com, @ruchowdh Editor: Jarrah Transcription: Grace…
The TOS episode “Mirror, Mirror” cemented the idea of an alternate, “evil” universe in the public imagination, and the plot became a recurring theme, in both DS9 and Enterprise. Looking at the ways in which costume designers William Theiss and…