Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and BeyondArchaeologists and anthropologists discover other civilizations; science fiction writers invent them. In this collection of her major essays, Marleen Barr argues that feminist science fiction writers contribute to postmodern literary canons with radical a |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xvi |
BEFORE FEMINIST FABULATION FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION | 19 |
THELMA AND LOUISE | 21 |
ANNE MCCAFFREY PORTRAYS A FEMALE ARTIST | 30 |
SUZY MCKEE CHARNAS SALLY GEARHART AND MARGE PIERCY DEPICT SEX AND THE SINGLE FEMINIST UTOPIAN QUASITRIBESP... | 39 |
JESSICA AMANDA SALMONSONS THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER AND FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTIONS TRADITIONS | 50 |
SCIENCE FICTIONS INVISIBLE FEMALE MEN | 59 |
MEN IN FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION | 67 |
OCTAVIA BUTLER AND JAMES TIPTREE DO NOT WRITE ABOUT ZAP GUNS | 97 |
ANTIPATRIARCHAL FABULATION OR THE GREEN PENCILS ARE COMING THE GREEN PENCILS ARE COMING | 108 |
HAROUN AND SEEING WOMENS STORIES | 141 |
URSULA LE GUINS SUR AS EXEMPLARY HUMANIST AND ANTIHUMANIST TEXT | 154 |
ALIENS AIRPLANES AND CULTURAL CROSSDRESSING | 171 |
Ms SAMMLERS PLANET | 196 |
PERMISSIONS | 223 |
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SUZY MCKEE CHARNAS ZOE FAIRBAIRNS KATHERINE MARCUSE AND KATE WILHELM BLUR GENERIC CONVENTIONS | 81 |
AFTER FEMINIST TABULATION FEMINIST POSTMODERNISM | 95 |
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