“Past Tense”, rioting, and the formula for social change“Past Tense” is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that first aired in 1995. These episodes revolve around three of the main…Aug 8, 2020Aug 8, 2020
Tarses, Romulans and racism: What “The Drumhead” has to say about biological theories of racism.In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Drumhead”, a young crewman aboard the Enterprise becomes the target of persecution…Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Star Trek and the homosocial male bond“Of course, you love her! She’s your wife, I’m just saying, maybe you like me a bit more, that’s all”. These are the (then believed to be)…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Can terrorism be good? What Star Trek and the Maquis have to say about freedomWhat, to me, is most interesting is how all of the main or secondary characters we see as members of the Maquis are (either in-universe or…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
“The Masterpiece Society”, or, Geordi La Forge, disability, and fighting eugenics.Science fiction, at its core, is a genre used to tell real-world stories through allegory and metaphor. Star Trek, as a franchise, has…Mar 28, 2020Mar 28, 2020
The Tragedy of Deanna TroiIn the Star Trek episode The Enemy Within, the sixth episode of the series to ever air, Captain James T. Kirk is split into a ‘good’ half…Mar 27, 20202Mar 27, 20202
