Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction

by Jane Donawerth and Utopian and Science Fiction by Women Jane L. Donawerth

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Women Science fiction authors--past and present--are united by the problems they face in attempting to write in this genre, an overwhelmingly male-dominated field. Science fiction has been defined by male-centered, scientific discourse that describes women as alien "others" rather than rational beings. This perspective has defined the boundaries of science fiction, resulting in women writers being excluded as equal participants in the genre. Frankenstein's...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:081562686X

ISBN13:9780815626862

Release Date:April 1997

Publisher:Syracuse University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.08 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Classics Fantasy History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Women Writers Women's Studies

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