Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films
Studying the Star Trek myth from the original 1960s series to the 2009 franchise-reboot film, this book challenges frequent accusations that the Star Trek saga refuses to represent queer sexuality. Arguing that Star Trek speaks to queer audiences through subtle yet provocative allegorical narratives, the analysis pays close attention to representations of gender, race, and sexuality to develop an understanding of the franchise's queer sensibility. Topics include the 1960s original's...
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Studying the Star Trek myth from the original 1960s series to the 2009 franchise-reboot film, this book challenges frequent accusations that the Star Trek saga refuses to represent queer sexuality. Arguing that Star Trek speaks to queer audiences through subtle yet provocative allegorical narratives, the analysis pays close attention to representations of gender, race, and sexuality to develop an understanding of the franchise's queer sensibility. Topics include the 1960s original's deconstruction of the male gaze and the traditional assumptions of male visual mastery; constructions of femininity in Star Trek: Voyager, particularly in the relationship between Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine; and the ways in which Star Trek: Enterprise's adoption of neoconservative politics may have led to its commercial and aesthetic failure.
Introduction Star Trek, Gender, Race, Allegory, and Desire 11 Lonely Planets: Original Star Trek, the Male Gaze, and the Allegorization of Desire 92 Futures End: Star Trek Allegory and the Representation of Queer Characters 343 Projecting Desire: Holograms, Artists, and Gay Male Allegory 484 Queering Gender: Voyagers Neelix as the Male Mother 745 The Seething Skin: Star Trek, Masculinity, and Race 976 The Twilight of Identity: Enterprise, Neoconservatism, and the Death of Star Trek 1187 White Whales: Rage and Masculinity in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek: First Contact 1358 An Epic For Women: Star Trek: Voyagers "Dark Frontier" 1659 The Echo Over the Voice: Star Trek: Nemesis and Patriarchal Narcissism 187Afterword - J. J. Abrams and the Fate of Trek 203Chapter Notes 211Bibliography 223Index 229
