Inara Serra: Difference between revisions

	Inara Serra
	species: Human
	Companion
	from; Firefly
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Revision as of 10:12, 22 April 2008

Inara Serra is a character in "Firefly" and its follow-ups.

A number of possible historical precedents have been suggested for "Companions":

Shuyu in 19th century Shanghai^[1]
Hindi temple dancers^[2]
Geishas, in Japan^[3]
Courtesans in ancient Greece, 16th-18th century Europe
Hookers in the US 19th century West; the character and profession simultaneously reference and subvert that role.^[4]

The article about this character is a STUB, meaning it is tiny and needs lots of work. Help flesh it out.

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 * Shuyu in 19th century Shanghai<ref>http://aaru-tuesday.blogspot.com/2007/07/ill-be-in-my-bunk.html</ref>
 * Hindi temple dancers<ref>Constance, [http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/ Deep Genre]; see also [http://blogs.feministsf.net/?p=30 FSFblog]</ref>
-* Geishas, in Japan
+* Geishas, in Japan<ref>http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?showtopic=27495&st=0&start=0</ref>
 * Courtesans in ancient Greece, 16th-18th century Europe
 * Hookers in the US 19th century West; the character and profession simultaneously [[reference]] and [[subvert]] that role.<ref>[http://esotericappeal.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/its-people-like.html Esoteric Appeal, 2008/3/27]</ref>