Women's Space
Essays on Female Characters in the 21st Century Science Fiction Western
Herausgeber: Marotta, Melanie A.; Sullivan, Iii C. W.; Palumbo, Donald E.
Women's Space
Essays on Female Characters in the 21st Century Science Fiction Western
Herausgeber: Marotta, Melanie A.; Sullivan, Iii C. W.; Palumbo, Donald E.
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From the Star Wars expanded universe to Westworld, the science fiction western has captivated audiences for over fifty years. This unique collection concentrates on the female characters in the contemporary science fiction western, addressing themes of power, agency, intersectionality and the body.
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From the Star Wars expanded universe to Westworld, the science fiction western has captivated audiences for over fifty years. This unique collection concentrates on the female characters in the contemporary science fiction western, addressing themes of power, agency, intersectionality and the body.
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- Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
- Seitenzahl: 208
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 346g
- ISBN-13: 9781476676609
- ISBN-10: 1476676607
- Artikelnr.: 56976902
- Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
- Seitenzahl: 208
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 346g
- ISBN-13: 9781476676609
- ISBN-10: 1476676607
- Artikelnr.: 56976902
Melanie A. Marotta is a lecturer in the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University and an editor for the Journal of Science Fiction. Her research focuses on science fiction, young adult literature, the American West, contemporary American literature (in particular African American), and ecocriticism. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Where Are We Going and Whence Have We Come? (Melanie A. Marotta)
Mara Jade, Frontier Woman: Agency in Star Wars and Influencing the
Transmedia Franchise (Monica Louzon)
The Reformation of the "Plastic Girl": Prostitute/Killer and Messenger
Characters in Cyberpunk to Post-Cyberpunk (Melanie A. Marotta)
"Shut up and get over here": Lovers and Cattle in Mass Effect (Adam
Crowley)
Olivia Dunham and the New Frontier in Fringe (Teresa Forde)
A Fistful of Gender: Power and the Body in Text-Based Trans-Femme SF
Western Video Games (Joshua King)
Wanheda, Commander of Death, Healer: Hybrid Female Identities in the
Post-Apocalyptic Wars of The 100 (Lindsey Mantoan)
The Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe: Redefining Gamora as a Female
Native American in Guardians of the Galaxy (Brett H. Butler)
Accidents of Occidentalism: Women, Science Fiction and Westerliness in
Becky Chambers and Nnedi Okorafor (Laurie Ringer)
If He Can Break It In, She Can Break It Out: The Public Impact of Domestic
Machines in Elizabeth Bear's Karen Memory (Selena Middleton)
A Host of Questions: Women's Artificial Agency in Westworld (Maria Elena
Torres-Quevedo)
Triggered: The Post-Traumatic Woman and Narratology in HBO's Westworld
(Keith Clavin and Christopher J. La Casse)
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Where Are We Going and Whence Have We Come? (Melanie A. Marotta)
Mara Jade, Frontier Woman: Agency in Star Wars and Influencing the
Transmedia Franchise (Monica Louzon)
The Reformation of the "Plastic Girl": Prostitute/Killer and Messenger
Characters in Cyberpunk to Post-Cyberpunk (Melanie A. Marotta)
"Shut up and get over here": Lovers and Cattle in Mass Effect (Adam
Crowley)
Olivia Dunham and the New Frontier in Fringe (Teresa Forde)
A Fistful of Gender: Power and the Body in Text-Based Trans-Femme SF
Western Video Games (Joshua King)
Wanheda, Commander of Death, Healer: Hybrid Female Identities in the
Post-Apocalyptic Wars of The 100 (Lindsey Mantoan)
The Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe: Redefining Gamora as a Female
Native American in Guardians of the Galaxy (Brett H. Butler)
Accidents of Occidentalism: Women, Science Fiction and Westerliness in
Becky Chambers and Nnedi Okorafor (Laurie Ringer)
If He Can Break It In, She Can Break It Out: The Public Impact of Domestic
Machines in Elizabeth Bear's Karen Memory (Selena Middleton)
A Host of Questions: Women's Artificial Agency in Westworld (Maria Elena
Torres-Quevedo)
Triggered: The Post-Traumatic Woman and Narratology in HBO's Westworld
(Keith Clavin and Christopher J. La Casse)
About the Contributors
Index
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Where Are We Going and Whence Have We Come? (Melanie A. Marotta)
Mara Jade, Frontier Woman: Agency in Star Wars and Influencing the
Transmedia Franchise (Monica Louzon)
The Reformation of the "Plastic Girl": Prostitute/Killer and Messenger
Characters in Cyberpunk to Post-Cyberpunk (Melanie A. Marotta)
"Shut up and get over here": Lovers and Cattle in Mass Effect (Adam
Crowley)
Olivia Dunham and the New Frontier in Fringe (Teresa Forde)
A Fistful of Gender: Power and the Body in Text-Based Trans-Femme SF
Western Video Games (Joshua King)
Wanheda, Commander of Death, Healer: Hybrid Female Identities in the
Post-Apocalyptic Wars of The 100 (Lindsey Mantoan)
The Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe: Redefining Gamora as a Female
Native American in Guardians of the Galaxy (Brett H. Butler)
Accidents of Occidentalism: Women, Science Fiction and Westerliness in
Becky Chambers and Nnedi Okorafor (Laurie Ringer)
If He Can Break It In, She Can Break It Out: The Public Impact of Domestic
Machines in Elizabeth Bear's Karen Memory (Selena Middleton)
A Host of Questions: Women's Artificial Agency in Westworld (Maria Elena
Torres-Quevedo)
Triggered: The Post-Traumatic Woman and Narratology in HBO's Westworld
(Keith Clavin and Christopher J. La Casse)
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Where Are We Going and Whence Have We Come? (Melanie A. Marotta)
Mara Jade, Frontier Woman: Agency in Star Wars and Influencing the
Transmedia Franchise (Monica Louzon)
The Reformation of the "Plastic Girl": Prostitute/Killer and Messenger
Characters in Cyberpunk to Post-Cyberpunk (Melanie A. Marotta)
"Shut up and get over here": Lovers and Cattle in Mass Effect (Adam
Crowley)
Olivia Dunham and the New Frontier in Fringe (Teresa Forde)
A Fistful of Gender: Power and the Body in Text-Based Trans-Femme SF
Western Video Games (Joshua King)
Wanheda, Commander of Death, Healer: Hybrid Female Identities in the
Post-Apocalyptic Wars of The 100 (Lindsey Mantoan)
The Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe: Redefining Gamora as a Female
Native American in Guardians of the Galaxy (Brett H. Butler)
Accidents of Occidentalism: Women, Science Fiction and Westerliness in
Becky Chambers and Nnedi Okorafor (Laurie Ringer)
If He Can Break It In, She Can Break It Out: The Public Impact of Domestic
Machines in Elizabeth Bear's Karen Memory (Selena Middleton)
A Host of Questions: Women's Artificial Agency in Westworld (Maria Elena
Torres-Quevedo)
Triggered: The Post-Traumatic Woman and Narratology in HBO's Westworld
(Keith Clavin and Christopher J. La Casse)
About the Contributors
Index