Infanticide in SF - Revision history

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2011-01-28T21:55:41Z

devoti

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	* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. ''[[Barrayar]]'' and "[[The Mountains of Mourning]]". Elimination of disabled / "inferior" children.		* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. ''[[Barrayar]]'' and "[[The Mountains of Mourning]]". Elimination of disabled / "inferior" children.
			* [[Lori Devoti]], ''[[Amazon Queen]]'' -- an internecine feud between [[Amazon]] factions, one of which seeks to re-establish male infanticide
	* E. M. Forster. "The Machine Stops"		* E. M. Forster. "The Machine Stops"
	* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''. (Sequel [[The Sword of Mary]] didn't deal so closely with that issue.) Elimination to deal with overpopulation.		* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''. (Sequel [[The Sword of Mary]] didn't deal so closely with that issue.) Elimination to deal with overpopulation.

Lquilter: cat

2010-06-08T18:22:14Z

cat

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	[[Category:Relationship themes]]		[[Category:Relationship themes]]
	[[category:Reproduction themes]]		[[category:Reproduction themes]]
			[[category:Themes and tropes by name]]

Lquilter: Infanticide moved to Infanticide in SF

2009-03-23T04:43:00Z

Infanticide moved to Infanticide in SF

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Lquilter: sa, cats

2009-03-23T04:42:49Z

sa, cats

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	* [[Raccoona Sheldon]], "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)		* [[Raccoona Sheldon]], "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)

			==see also==
			* [[abortion in SF]]
			* [[birth control in SF]]
			* [[child abuse in SF]]
			* [[domestic violence]]
			* [[motherhood in SF]]
			* [[fatherhood in SF]]
			* [[overpopulation in SF]]
			* [[sex selection in SF]]


	[[Category:Violence themes]]		[[Category:Violence themes]]
	[[Category:Relationship themes]]		[[Category:Relationship themes]]
			[[category:Reproduction themes]]

Lquilter: not background partic

2009-03-23T04:37:24Z

not background partic

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	* E. M. Forster. "The Machine Stops"		* E. M. Forster. "The Machine Stops"
	* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''. (Sequel [[The Sword of Mary]] didn't deal so closely with that issue.) Elimination to deal with overpopulation.		* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''. (Sequel [[The Sword of Mary]] didn't deal so closely with that issue.) Elimination to deal with overpopulation.
			* [[Sylvia Kelso]], ''[[Amberlight]]'' (e.g., "Why can't the Quarter expose boy-babies like the Houses do? They ''know'' too many men make trouble. Why can't they ever learn?" p.82)
	* [[Lee Killough]], ''[[A Voice Out of Ramah]]'' (1979)		* [[Lee Killough]], ''[[A Voice Out of Ramah]]'' (1979)
	* [[Doris Lessing]], ''[[The Cleft]]''. Allegorical female prehumans expose boy babies as deformities.		* [[Doris Lessing]], ''[[The Cleft]]''. Allegorical female prehumans expose boy babies as deformities.
	* [[Lois Lowry]], ''[[The Giver]]'' (1993). Elimination of "inferior" children.		* [[Lois Lowry]], ''[[The Giver]]'' (1993). Elimination of "inferior" children.
	* [[Raccoona Sheldon]], "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)		* [[Raccoona Sheldon]], "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)

	~~==Background infanticide==~~
	~~These works include a culture that uses infanticide as a systematic social practice or custom, but the infanticide is not a significant element of the work; background or casually mentioned.~~

	* [[Sylvia Kelso]], ''[[Amberlight]]'' (e.g., "Why can't the Quarter expose boy-babies like the Houses do? They ''know'' too many men make trouble. Why can't they ever learn?" p.82)

Lquilter: the cleft, amberlight

2009-03-22T13:36:03Z

the cleft, amberlight

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	==List of works featuring infanticide==		The murder of children, particularly newborn infants. Has been a social practice or custom in a number of societies, for instance, to deal with disabled children, twins, children of unwanted sex, overpopulation, etc. Periodically practiced to kill particular infants, e.g., potential rivals to a throne or infants prophesied to have some special destiny.
	* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. [[Barrayar]].
	* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. "[[The Mountains of Mourning]]".
			==List of works featuring systematic infanticide==

			These works feature infanticide as a systematic social practice or custom.

			* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. ''[[Barrayar]]'' and "[[The Mountains of Mourning]]". Elimination of disabled / "inferior" children.
	* E. M. Forster. "The Machine Stops"		* E. M. Forster. "The Machine Stops"
	* [[Esther Friesner]]. [[The Psalms of Herod]]. (Sequel [[The Sword of Mary]] didn't deal so closely with that issue.)		* [[Esther Friesner]], ''[[The Psalms of Herod]]''. (Sequel [[The Sword of Mary]] didn't deal so closely with that issue.) Elimination to deal with overpopulation.
	* [[Lee Killough]]. [[A Voice Out of Ramah]] (1979)		* [[Lee Killough]], ''[[A Voice Out of Ramah]]'' (1979)
	* [[Lois Lowry]]. [[The Giver]] (1993)		* [[Doris Lessing]], ''[[The Cleft]]''. Allegorical female prehumans expose boy babies as deformities.
	* [[Raccoona Sheldon]]. "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)		* [[Lois Lowry]], ''[[The Giver]]'' (1993). Elimination of "inferior" children.
			* [[Raccoona Sheldon]], "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)

			==Background infanticide==
			These works include a culture that uses infanticide as a systematic social practice or custom, but the infanticide is not a significant element of the work; background or casually mentioned.

			* [[Sylvia Kelso]], ''[[Amberlight]]'' (e.g., "Why can't the Quarter expose boy-babies like the Houses do? They ''know'' too many men make trouble. Why can't they ever learn?" p.82)



	[[Category:Violence themes]]		[[Category:Violence themes]]
	[[Category:Relationship themes]]		[[Category:Relationship themes]]

Lquilter: cat

2007-02-17T04:12:29Z

cat

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	==List of works featuring infanticide==		==List of works featuring infanticide==
	* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. [[Barrayar]].		* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. [[Barrayar]].
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	[[Category:Violence ~~Themes~~]]		[[Category:Violence themes]]
	[[Category:Relationship ~~Themes~~]]		[[Category:Relationship themes]]

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2006-12-11T23:23:50Z

organizing

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			==List of works featuring infanticide==
	* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. [[Barrayar]].		* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. [[Barrayar]].
	* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. "[[The Mountains of Mourning]]".		* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]. "[[The Mountains of Mourning]]".
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	* [[Lois Lowry]]. [[The Giver]] (1993)		* [[Lois Lowry]]. [[The Giver]] (1993)
	* [[Raccoona Sheldon]]. "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)		* [[Raccoona Sheldon]]. "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)



	[[Category:Violence Themes]]		[[Category:Violence Themes]]
	[[Category:Relationship Themes]]		[[Category:Relationship Themes]]

Lquilter: cat violence themes

2006-12-06T06:45:21Z

cat violence themes

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	[[~~category~~:~~Reading & Media Lists~~]]		[[Category:Violence Themes]]
			[[Category:Relationship Themes]]

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2006-06-22T15:39:45Z

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	* [[Lois Lowry]]. [[The Giver]] (1993)		* [[Lois Lowry]]. [[The Giver]] (1993)
	* [[Raccoona Sheldon]]. "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)		* [[Raccoona Sheldon]]. "[[Morality Meat]]" (in Jen Green & Sarah Lefanu, editors, Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind, The Women's Press: 1985)



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