A review by jarrahpenguin
To Boldly Go: Essays on Gender and Identity in the Star Trek Universe by

5.0

Nadine Farghaly and Simon Bacon have compiled a great collection of essays on gender and identity in the Star Trek universe, pre-Discovery. There's a real range of topics, from Janeway as a Gothic heroine to alternative sexuality in the Mirror Universe, and biracial identity in Star Trek. Several papers really blew my mind, such as Andrew Howe's "Deep Space Gender: Miles O'Brien, Julian Bashir and Masculinity," and Fedor and Frasure's piece using different theoretical approaches to deconstruct "Mudd's Women." Some other pieces had solid concepts but were less successful, such as the essay on trans identities in Trek, which focused overly on the survey methodology and, in the end, didn't offer much in the way of interesting conclusions or even major questions for future research. Still, I would really recommend grabbing a copy of this compilation if you're a Trekspert who is interested in feminism, gender and identity and looking for new ways of seeing their favourite show.