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In 2016, Star Trek--arguably the most popular science fiction franchise of all time--turned 50. During that time the original series and its various offshoots have created some of the genre's most iconic characters and reiterated a vision of an egalitarian future where humans no longer discriminate against race, gender or sexuality. This collection of new essays provides a timely study of how well Star Trek has lived up to its own ideals of inclusivity and equality, and how well prepared it is to boldly go with everyone into the next half century.
List of contents
Table of ContentsIntroduction
The Bad Boy and Feminism: Analyzing Captain Kirk (Suzan E. Aiken)
Reinscribing Patriarchy in the Star Trek Films, 1979-1994 (Andrew M. Butler)
What We See When We Look in the Mirror: Star Trek's
Alternative Sexuality (Teresa Cutler-Broyles)
On How to Overcome Nonfunctional Attachment Bonds
in Outer Space (Nadine Farghaly)
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations: The Representation
of Transgender Identities in Star Trek (Jack Fennell)
Deep Space Gender: Miles O'Brien, Julian Bashir
and Masculinity (Andrew Howe)
From Supercrip to Assimilant: Normalcy, Bioculture
and Disability in the Star Trek Universe (Ken Monteith)
Mothering the Universe on Star Trek (Ericka Hoagland)
Photons and Phantoms: Kathryn Janeway as Gothic Heroine
(Eleanor Dobson)
Strange New Worlds: Gender Disparity in Star Trek:
(Michael Pringle)
Female Leadership, Sacrifice and Technological Mastery
on Star Trek: Voyager (Lorrie Palmer )
"This is me cargo": The Commodification and Hyperreality
of Women in "Mudd's Women" (Haley M. Fedor and Derek Frasure)
Hybrids: Interspecies Intercourse and Biracial Identity
in Star Trek (Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.)
Where No Girl Has Gone Before? Teenage Girls in Star Trek's
Strong Female Future (Zara T. Wilkinson)
To Boldly Go Where No Undead Have Gone Before: Comparisons between Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek and Bram Stoker's Dracula (Simon Bacon)
About the Contributors
Index
About the author
Nadine Farghaly has a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Salzburg. She lives in Siegsdorf, Germany.Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznan, Poland. He has authored and edited many volumes on vampires, monstrosity, science fiction and media studies.
