Race and Gender in Star Trek
Meeting Location: Main 224.
Meeting Time: 6:30-8:55pm, MTWTh; 2:30-4:55pm, F
Course Description
Star Trek, created in 1966 with a utopian vision of the future, has evolved and changed along with American culture, projecting the hopes, fears and ideologies of the last sixty years. In this interim, we will explore two themes to which Trek has returned again and again: race and gender. Students will watch episodes from seven different Star Trek television series and two films, and read essays reflecting on the ways in which Star Trek has promoted and challenged these themes over the decades
Course Requirements
- Class Attendance
- Reading seven essays on Star Trek before coming to class on the dates assigned
- Full participation in the class discussion, including talking about assigned readings
- Individual course project, including list of references and summary
Grading Breakdown:
- Class Participation and Attendance (see handout on Moodle for calculation details): 50%
- Project: 50%
Attendance: Please refer to the handout on the class Moodle page for the details of attendance, participation and the daily schedule
Course Fee: None