Gender Identity in Star Trek

Ferguson, Kathy E., Gilad Ashkenazi, and Wendy Schultz. "Gender Identity in Star Trek." In Political Science Fiction. Donald M. Hassler and Clyde Wilcox, eds. Columbia, SC: U of South Carolina P, 1997. Ch. 13.

Starts with the premise that "Identity is about boundaries," with one of the boundaries investigated human/machine. While Star Trek: The Next Generation "seems to be on hold when it comes to race . . . . the boundary between human and machine is frequently challenged" (221)—as with Mr. Data; note also comments on the Binars of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "11001001" (227).

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