Author: Madeleine R. Clark

Madeleine is a writer and researcher currently living in Canberra, Australia. When she’s not too busy being a graduate student, she’s probably finding a way to write about Star Trek on the internet. You can find more of her work at The Mary Sue, and in the forthcoming book "The World We Want: Dystopian and Utopian Impulses in Art Making."

Terrorism in Trek: Beyond Good and Bad

Madeleine R. Clark • September 15, 2020

Whenever people talk about terrorism, one of the first things that comes up is how difficult it seems to be to define. We haven’t quite found a universally accepted definition yet, but most people agree on a few points. Firstly,…

Madeleine R. Clark • May 7, 2019

In 1985, Donna Haraway famously wrote that “the boundary between science fiction and social reality is an optical illusion.” On my many Trek binge-watches, I’ve frequently been struck by how the social norms of the time make their way into…