Sexual Generations: "Star Trek, the Next Generation" and Gender

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Summary: Data as Stepford Wife
Review: Got your attention, didn't I? This book explores the different depictions of gender in Star Trek Next Generation. It addresses issues that have made me vaguely uneasy about the series and explores their meaning within the STNG "universe." (I'm referring to issues like race, gender roles, and the "other" as metaphor.) This is definitely NOT a study for those who adhere to the Star Trek canon. However, if you're open alternate points of view, you'll really enjoy "Sexual Generations." The only critisism I have is that I think the authors should have expanded their study to include fanfic -- which often pushes the limits of gender much more radically than Star Trek Next Generation ever did.

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Summary: Uneven
Review: I don't really know what to think of this book! Sometimes the author seems to be making a good point, and at others she goes way off the deep end. I think she's been spending way too much time sitting in Women's Studies classes and really gets into Star Trek too much. It's just a show; we should really just relax.