Frank Herbert - Revision history

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	Frank Herbert is a well-known SF writer. While some of his works played a little bit with gender, he also fell prey to some typically sexist failures of characterization. For instance, in ''Hellstrom's Hive'', a matriarchal subspecies of humans was rather loathsome and insect-like.		Frank Herbert is a well-known SF writer. While some of his works played a little bit with gender, he also fell prey to some typically sexist failures of characterization. For instance, in ''Hellstrom's Hive'', a matriarchal subspecies of humans was rather loathsome and insect-like.

	* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.		* ''[[Hellstrom's Hive]]'' (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
	* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.		* ''[[The White Plague]]'' (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
	* [[Dune]] (1965) - ~~<I>~~Dune~~</I>~~ and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.		* ''[[Dune]]'' (1965) - ''Dune'' and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.

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	[[1920]] - [[1986]].		[[1920]] - [[1986]].

	~~A science fiction~~ writer. ~~He has been criticized as [[~~sexist]], ~~particularly~~ in [[Hellstrom's Hive]].		Frank Herbert is a well-known SF writer. While some of his works played a little bit with gender, he also fell prey to some typically sexist failures of characterization. For instance, in ''Hellstrom's Hive'', a matriarchal subspecies of humans was rather loathsome and insect-like.

	* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.		* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
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	* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.		* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.

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	* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.		* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
	* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.		* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.

			[[category:Hugo Award winning authors\|Herbert, Frank]]

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	* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.		* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
	* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.		* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
	* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]] dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.		* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]]) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.

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	[[1920]] - [[1986]].		[[1920]] - [[1986]].

	A science fiction writer. ~~Several of his works relate to women or comment on feminism~~ in ~~some fashion~~.		A science fiction writer. He has been criticized as [[sexist]], particularly in [[Hellstrom's Hive]].

	* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.		* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
	* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.		* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
	* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]] dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.		* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]] dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.

71.192.78.91: frank herbert

2006-05-11T16:50:08Z

frank herbert

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[[1920]] - [[1986]].

A science fiction writer. Several of his works relate to women or comment on feminism in some fashion.

* [[Hellstrom's Hive]] (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
* [[The White Plague]] (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
* [[Dune]] (1965) - <I>Dune</I> and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the [[Bene Gesserit]] dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.