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Essays On Star Trek

Applying Star Trek ideas and concepts to real world situations.


The Other Voyages: Star Trek Comics as Sequels, Prequels, and Tie-Ins

Inside Star Trek
Inside Star Trek

Star Wars, Star Trek and the 21st Century Christians
Star Wars, Star Trek and the 21st Century Christians

Star Trek: Good News in Modern Images
Star Trek: Good News in Modern Images

Empire, Aliens and Conquest
Empire, Aliens and Conquest

The Best of Enterprise Incidents The Magazine for Star Trek Fans
The Best of Enterprise Incidents The Magazine for Star Trek Fans

Star Trek: An Annotated Guide to Resources
Star Trek: An Annotated Guide to Resources

Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth
Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth

Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture
Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture

Trek vs. The Next Generation
Trek vs. The Next Generation

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

Boldly Live As You’Ve Never Lived Before: (Unauthorized and Unexpected) Life Lessons from Star Trek
Boldly Live As You’Ve Never Lived Before: (Unauthorized and Unexpected) Life Lessons from Star Trek

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Make It So
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Make It So

Enterprise Zones: Critical Positions
Enterprise Zones: Critical Positions

Confessions of a Trekoholic
Confessions of a Trekoholic

The Unauthorized Starfleet Daily Meditation Manual: Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage
The Unauthorized Starfleet Daily Meditation Manual: Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage

Meaning In Star Trek
Meaning In Star Trek

NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America
NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America

Star Trek in Italy
Star Trek in Italy

Beyond Star Trek: From Alien Invasions to the End of Time
Beyond Star Trek: From Alien Invasions to the End of Time

The Biology of Star Trek
The Biology of Star Trek

Multicultural Communication and Popular Culture: Racial and Ethnic Images in Star Trek
Multicultural Communication and Popular Culture: Racial and Ethnic Images in Star Trek

Star Trek and History: Race-ing toward a White Future
Star Trek and History: Race-ing toward a White Future

To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek
To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek

Is Data Human? The Metaphysics Of Star Trek
Is Data Human? The Metaphysics Of Star Trek

Future Perfect: How Star Trek Conquered Planet Earth
Future Perfect: How Star Trek Conquered Planet Earth

Star Trek On the Brain: Alien Minds, Human Minds
Star Trek On the Brain: Alien Minds, Human Minds

The Double Vision of Star Trek: Half Humans, Evil Twins, and Science Fiction
The Double Vision of Star Trek: Half Humans, Evil Twins, and Science Fiction

Deep Space and Sacred Time: Star Trek in the American Mythos
Deep Space and Sacred Time: Star Trek in the American Mythos

Race in Space: The Representation of Ethnicity in Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation
Race in Space: The Representation of Ethnicity in Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Meaning of Star Trek
The Meaning of Star Trek

Sexual Generations: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gender
Sexual Generations: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gender

Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture
Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture

Negative Ecstasy: The Star Trek Seductions and Other Mass Deceptions
Negative Ecstasy: The Star Trek Seductions and Other Mass Deceptions

Star Trek: Parallel Narratives
Star Trek: Parallel Narratives

Teaching Toward the 24th Century: Star Trek As Social Curriculum
Teaching Toward the 24th Century: Star Trek As Social Curriculum

Star Trek: The Poems
Star Trek: The Poems

Narratives from the Final Frontier: A Postcolonial Reading of the Original Star Trek Series
Narratives from the Final Frontier: A Postcolonial Reading of the Original Star Trek Series

A Tribble’s Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and What to do When You’re There
A Tribble’s Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and What to do When You’re There

Ethics of Star Trek
Ethics of Star Trek

Teleportation How to Guide : From Star Trek to Tesla
Teleportation How to Guide : From Star Trek to Tesla

What is it about Star Trek?
What is it about Star Trek?

Religions Of Star Trek
Religions Of Star Trek

I’m Working on That : A Trek From Science Fiction to Science Fact
I’m Working on That : A Trek From Science Fiction to Science Fact

Boldly Writing: A Trek Fan and Fanfiction History 1967-1987
Boldly Writing: A Trek Fan and Fanfiction History 1967-1987

Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance
Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance

Where No Car Has Gone Before
Where No Car Has Gone Before

Star Trek: Visions of Law and Justice
Star Trek: Visions of Law and Justice

Artificial Life Possibilities: A Star Trek Perspective
Artificial Life Possibilities: A Star Trek Perspective

The Literary Galaxy of Star Trek: An Analysis of References and Themes in the Television Series and Films
The Literary Galaxy of Star Trek: An Analysis of References and Themes in the Television Series and Films

Living with “Star Trek”: American Culture and the “Star Trek” Universe: American Culture and the “Star Trek” Universe
Living with “Star Trek”: American Culture and the “Star Trek” Universe: American Culture and the “Star Trek” Universe

The Physics Of Star Trek
The Physics Of Star Trek

Star Trek Revealed: The Spiritual Dimension of the Original Series
Star Trek Revealed: The Spiritual Dimension of the Original Series

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching

Star Trek and Philosophy: The Wrath of Kant
Star Trek and Philosophy: The Wrath of Kant

Star Trek (BFI TV Classics)
Star Trek (BFI TV Classics)

Star Trek : A Post-Structural Critique of the Original Series
Star Trek : A Post-Structural Critique of the Original Series

Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films
Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films

Star Trek as Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier
Star Trek as Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier

Jewish Themes in Star Trek
Jewish Themes in Star Trek

Night of the Living Trekkies
Night of the Living Trekkies

9/11 in Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: Enterprise
9/11 in Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire kick the Federation’s ass? And other galaxy-shaking enigmas
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire kick the Federation’s ass? And other galaxy-shaking enigmas

The Origins of the Star Trek Phenomenon: Gene Roddenberry, the Original Series, and Science Fiction Fandom in the 1960s
The Origins of the Star Trek Phenomenon: Gene Roddenberry, the Original Series, and Science Fiction Fandom in the 1960s

Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction
Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction

Star Trek and History
Star Trek and History

Treknology: Star Trek’s Tech 300 Years Ahead of the Future
Treknology: Star Trek’s Tech 300 Years Ahead of the Future

Maybe We Need a Letter from God: The Star Trek Stamp
Maybe We Need a Letter from God: The Star Trek Stamp

Fan Phenomena: Star Trek
Fan Phenomena: Star Trek

The Women of Star Trek
The Women of Star Trek

New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics
New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics

All You Need to Know About Disability is on Star Trek
All You Need to Know About Disability is on Star Trek

Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Cast Adventures
Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Cast Adventures

Star Trek Sex: Analyzing the Most Sexually Charged Episodes of the Original Series
Star Trek Sex: Analyzing the Most Sexually Charged Episodes of the Original Series

The Politics of Star Trek: Justice, War, and the Future
The Politics of Star Trek: Justice, War, and the Future

The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building

Exploring the Next Frontier: Vietnam, NASA, Star Trek and Utopia in 1960s and 70s American Myth and History (Routledge Advances in American History)
Exploring the Next Frontier: Vietnam, NASA, Star Trek and Utopia in 1960s and 70s American Myth and History (Routledge Advances in American History)

The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy: The Search for Socrates
The Ultimate Star Trek and Philosophy: The Search for Socrates

Treknomics
Treknomics

Anthropology of Star Trek: exploring core cultural concepts
Anthropology of Star Trek: exploring core cultural concepts

Star Trek: The Human Frontier
Star Trek: The Human Frontier

The Trekker’s Guide to the Kirk Years
The Trekker’s Guide to the Kirk Years

The Gospel According to Star Trek: The Original Crew
The Gospel According to Star Trek: The Original Crew

Think Good Thoughts Vol 2 (A Redemptive Review of Star Trek: Voyager)
Think Good Thoughts Vol 2 (A Redemptive Review of Star Trek: Voyager)

Outside In Boldly Goes
Outside In Boldly Goes

Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier
Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier

The Absolute and Star Trek
The Absolute and Star Trek

Chasing the Enterprise: Achieving Star Trek’s Vision of the Human Future
Chasing the Enterprise: Achieving Star Trek’s Vision of the Human Future

Outside In Makes It So
Outside In Makes It So

Star Trek Genesis: The Star Trek Universe at the Very Beginning
Star Trek Genesis: The Star Trek Universe at the Very Beginning

Exploring Picard’s Galaxy: Essays on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Exploring Picard’s Galaxy: Essays on Star Trek: The Next Generation

To Explore Strange New Worlds: Understanding Autism Through A Star Trek Lens
To Explore Strange New Worlds: Understanding Autism Through A Star Trek Lens

Star Trek a Psychoanalysis
Star Trek a Psychoanalysis

Set Phasers to Teach!: Star Trek in Research and Teaching
Set Phasers to Teach!: Star Trek in Research and Teaching

To Boldly Go: Marketing the Myth of Star Trek
To Boldly Go: Marketing the Myth of Star Trek

Star Trek and the Politics of Globalism
Star Trek and the Politics of Globalism

The Trekker’s Guide to the Picard Years
The Trekker’s Guide to the Picard Years

Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds
Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds

Star Trek: A Cultural History
Star Trek: A Cultural History

Star Trek and the British Age of Sail: The Maritime Influence Throughout the Series and Films
Star Trek and the British Age of Sail: The Maritime Influence Throughout the Series and Films

The Final Frontier: International Relations and Politics through Star Trek and Star Wars
The Final Frontier: International Relations and Politics through Star Trek and Star Wars

Geek and Ye Shall Find: Devotions for Nerds, Geeks, and Dorks Everywhere
Geek and Ye Shall Find: Devotions for Nerds, Geeks, and Dorks Everywhere

The Trekker’s Guide to the Sisko Years
The Trekker’s Guide to the Sisko Years

The Kelvin Timeline of Star Trek: Essays on J.J. Abrams’ Final Frontier
The Kelvin Timeline of Star Trek: Essays on J.J. Abrams’ Final Frontier

Justice and Popular Culture: Star Trek as Philosophical Text
Justice and Popular Culture: Star Trek as Philosophical Text

Hailing Frequencies Open: Communication in Star Trek: the Next Generation (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)
Hailing Frequencies Open: Communication in Star Trek: the Next Generation (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)

The First Star Trek Movie: Bringing the Franchise to the Big Screen 1969-1980
The First Star Trek Movie: Bringing the Franchise to the Big Screen 1969-1980

Exploring Star Trek: Voyager: Critical Essays
Exploring Star Trek: Voyager: Critical Essays

Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom: Boldly Going Where No Fans Have Gone Before
Social Movements and the Collective Identity of the Star Trek Fandom: Boldly Going Where No Fans Have Gone Before

Popular Culture, Conspiracy Theory, and Star Trek Text
Popular Culture, Conspiracy Theory, and Star Trek Text

Think Good Thoughts (A Redemptive Review Of Star Trek: Voyager)
Think Good Thoughts (A Redemptive Review Of Star Trek: Voyager)

Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery
Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery

Die Star-Trek-Chronik – Teil 1: Star Trek: Enterprise: Die ganze Geschichte über die Abenteuer von Captain Archer und seiner Crew
Die Star-Trek-Chronik – Teil 1: Star Trek: Enterprise: Die ganze Geschichte über die Abenteuer von Captain Archer und seiner Crew

The Voyages of Star Trek: A Mirror on American Society through Time
The Voyages of Star Trek: A Mirror on American Society through Time

Mr Spock’s Little Book of Mindfulness
Mr Spock’s Little Book of Mindfulness

All I Need To Know About Success I Learned From Star Trek
All I Need To Know About Success I Learned From Star Trek

The Computer’s Voice: From Star Trek to Siri
The Computer’s Voice: From Star Trek to Siri

DIE LITERATUR IN STAR TREK
DIE LITERATUR IN STAR TREK

Star Trek, History and Us: Reflections of the Present and Past Throughout the Franchise
Star Trek, History and Us: Reflections of the Present and Past Throughout the Franchise

The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space: What Sun Tzu and Lao Tzu Teach Us About the Dueling Philosophies of War and Peace Illustrated in the Very Best Star Trek Stories
The Tao of Star Trek: Finding Your Inner Self Through Outer Space: What Sun Tzu and Lao Tzu Teach Us About the Dueling Philosophies of War and Peace Illustrated in the Very Best Star Trek Stories

Star Trek and Popular Culture: Television at the Frontier of Social and Political Change in the 1960s
Star Trek and Popular Culture: Television at the Frontier of Social and Political Change in the 1960s

Star Trek Nation: An Englishman’s view of America
Star Trek Nation: An Englishman’s view of America

Star Trek Story Telling: From The Original Series to Star Trek: Picard: Do You Have What it Takes to Write in the Roddenberry Universe?
Star Trek Story Telling: From The Original Series to Star Trek: Picard: Do You Have What it Takes to Write in the Roddenberry Universe?

Star Trek’s Philosophy of Peace and Justice: A Global, Anti-Racist Approach
Star Trek’s Philosophy of Peace and Justice: A Global, Anti-Racist Approach

Die Star-Trek-Chronik – Teil 2: Star Trek: Raumschiff Enterprise: Die ganze Geschichte über die Abenteuer von Captain Kirk und seiner Crew
Die Star-Trek-Chronik – Teil 2: Star Trek: Raumschiff Enterprise: Die ganze Geschichte über die Abenteuer von Captain Kirk und seiner Crew

The Tao of Trek
The Tao of Trek

The Science of Star Trek: The Scientific Facts Behind the Voyages in Space and Time
The Science of Star Trek: The Scientific Facts Behind the Voyages in Space and Time

The Self and Community in Star Trek: Voyager
The Self and Community in Star Trek: Voyager

To Boldly Stay: Essays on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
To Boldly Stay: Essays on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Is Star Trek Utopia?: Investigating a Perfect Future
Is Star Trek Utopia?: Investigating a Perfect Future

The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek
The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek

Star Trek and Star Wars: The Enlightenment Versus the Anti-enlightenment
Star Trek and Star Wars: The Enlightenment Versus the Anti-enlightenment

From Slavery to Star Trek
From Slavery to Star Trek

Music in Star Trek: Sound, Utopia, and the Future (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series)
Music in Star Trek: Sound, Utopia, and the Future (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series)

To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights
To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights

Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier
Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier

Theology and Star Trek (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)
Theology and Star Trek (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)

A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine (Cultural Geographies + Rewriting the Earth)
A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine (Cultural Geographies + Rewriting the Earth)

Leadership in Star Trek: Lessons from the Captain’s Chair
Leadership in Star Trek: Lessons from the Captain’s Chair

Galloping Around the Cosmos: Memories of TV’s Wagon Train to the Stars from Today’s Grown-Up Kids
Galloping Around the Cosmos: Memories of TV’s Wagon Train to the Stars from Today’s Grown-Up Kids

Star Trek and the Philosophy of Entertainment: Beauty, Justice, and Popular Culture
Star Trek and the Philosophy of Entertainment: Beauty, Justice, and Popular Culture

Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic: Tell Fear No
Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic: Tell Fear No

Women Take The Conn: An Unauthorized Star Trek Essay Collection
Women Take The Conn: An Unauthorized Star Trek Essay Collection

The Tao of Spock: How Vulcan Philosophy Intersects with Taoism In the Star Trek Universe
The Tao of Spock: How Vulcan Philosophy Intersects with Taoism In the Star Trek Universe

Star Trek and the Tragic Hybrid: Children of Two Worlds from Spock to Soji
Star Trek and the Tragic Hybrid: Children of Two Worlds from Spock to Soji

Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series
Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series

A Complete Fan Guide To Star Trek III
A Complete Fan Guide To Star Trek III

Strange Novel Worlds
Strange Novel Worlds

Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast
Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast

Star Trek Video Games
Star Trek Video Games

Space, the Feminist Frontier: Essays on Sex and Gender in Star Trek
Space, the Feminist Frontier: Essays on Sex and Gender in Star Trek

Intersectional Humanism and Star Trek: Discovery: Warping into a Connected Future
Intersectional Humanism and Star Trek: Discovery: Warping into a Connected Future

It’s Not About The Destination: Life Lessons From Star Trek
It’s Not About The Destination: Life Lessons From Star Trek

Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations Volume 1.1
Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations Volume 1.1

Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era
Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era

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The Modern Afterlives of Old Irish Travel Narratives: From Gulliver to Star Trek

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