Group Project: Borders-Star Trek VI: The Undsicovered Country

Here are a few images from Star Trek VI that speak to the idea's of Globalization, border deconstruction and the ability to except cultural change.


















Here we see the first meeting of the Klingon peace delegation on board the Enterprise. We see through the body language, a level of increased discomfort and apprehension on the part of both parties.





This is the first gathering and the example of the new order of the galaxy being established. Here we see both crews sitting down to dinner, with the Klingon never having had to eat with utensils before. The reactions of the crew of the Enterprise as they watch the Klingon's eat with their hands, shoving food into their faces are a testament to how these two cultures differ and how they have a long journey of acceptance a head of them.





This is the trailer for the film, which was released in 1991. At that time, the writers Lenord Nimoy and Nicholas Meyer were making a commentary on the fall of the Soviet Union and what that meant to the state of the world after almost 75 years of tension between the Soviets and The US. The trailer demonstrates has elements of the apprehension and fear on the part of the federation to allow Klingon's safety inside their territory and also how that tension and fear are dealt with by both Humans and Klingons. ENJOY!