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It has been portrayed in SF a number of times; also, many ''post-gendercidal'' societies have been shown; see [[men-only worlds]] and [[women-only worlds]]. [[Sex war]]s might be intended to effect gendercide. | It has been portrayed in SF a number of times; also, many ''post-gendercidal'' societies have been shown; see [[men-only worlds]] and [[women-only worlds]]. [[Sex war]]s might be intended to effect gendercide. | ||
Gendercide should be distinguished from (a) real-life situations in which one sex or another is disproportionately favored (i.e., sex-selective [[infanticide]] or [[abortion]]); the intent | Gendercide should be distinguished from (a) real-life situations in which one sex or another is disproportionately favored (i.e., sex-selective [[infanticide]] or [[abortion]], as in late 20th/early 21st century China), where the intent is based on individuals; here we discuss works in which the intent is to ''eliminate'' a gender; and (b) accidental plagues or conditions of nature that happen to be sex-selective (e.g., ''[[Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]). | ||
==List of works featuring gendercide== | ==List of works featuring gendercide== | ||
* "[[The Last Flight of Dr. Ain]]" by [[James Tiptree, Jr.]] | * "[[The Last Flight of Dr. Ain]]" (1969) by [[James Tiptree, Jr.]] (about the distribution of the virus) | ||
* ''[[The White Plague]]'' (1982) by [[Frank Herbert]] | * ''[[The Female Man]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]] (one of the societies features a gender war, in which the men have killed all women on their side) | ||
* ''[[Y, The Last Man]]'' | * ''[[The White Plague]]'' (1982) by [[Frank Herbert]] (the man who did it, and the aftermath) | ||
* ''[[Y, The Last Man]]'' (2002) by [[Brian K. Vaughan]] (largely about the aftermath, and discovering the mystery of what happened) | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* [[sex war]] | |||
* [[separatist societies]] | |||
* [[Annalee Newitz]], [http://io9.com/5034099/outrageous-acts-of-gendercide "Outrageous Acts of Gendercide"], ''[[io9]]'', 2008/08/07. | |||
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | [[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:20, 20 December 2010
Gendercide is the deliberate destruction of all the members of one sex/gender of a species.
It has been portrayed in SF a number of times; also, many post-gendercidal societies have been shown; see men-only worlds and women-only worlds. Sex wars might be intended to effect gendercide.
Gendercide should be distinguished from (a) real-life situations in which one sex or another is disproportionately favored (i.e., sex-selective infanticide or abortion, as in late 20th/early 21st century China), where the intent is based on individuals; here we discuss works in which the intent is to eliminate a gender; and (b) accidental plagues or conditions of nature that happen to be sex-selective (e.g., Ammonite by Nicola Griffith).
List of works featuring gendercide
- "The Last Flight of Dr. Ain" (1969) by James Tiptree, Jr. (about the distribution of the virus)
- The Female Man by Joanna Russ (one of the societies features a gender war, in which the men have killed all women on their side)
- The White Plague (1982) by Frank Herbert (the man who did it, and the aftermath)
- Y, The Last Man (2002) by Brian K. Vaughan (largely about the aftermath, and discovering the mystery of what happened)
Further reading
- sex war
- separatist societies
- Annalee Newitz, "Outrageous Acts of Gendercide", io9, 2008/08/07.