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'''Decoding Gender in Science Fiction''' is a 2002 work of [[feminist SF studies]] by [[Brian Attebery]]. | '''Decoding Gender in Science Fiction''' is a 2002 work of [[feminist SF studies]] by [[Brian Attebery]]. | ||
==Editions== | |||
* New York: Routledge, 2002 | * New York: Routledge, 2002 | ||
==Summary== | |||
* "From Frankenstein to futuristic feminist utopias, ''Decoding Gender in Science Fiction'' examines the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored, and revised conventional notions of sexual difference. Attebery traces a fascinating history of men's and women's writing that covertly or overtly investigates conceptions of gender, suggesting new perspectives on the genre." | |||
==Blurbs== | |||
* Ursula K. Le Guin: "Brian Attebery is wonderfully fitted by nature, training, and experience to take on the complex subject of this book. Fair-minded and vastly tolerant, knowledgeable in every field of science fiction and fantasy, writing with vitality, clarity, and humor--he has given us a work that will engage and reward both the scholar and the interested lay reader." | |||
[[category:2002 publications]] | [[category:2002 publications]] | ||
[[category:Works of feminist SF studies]] | [[category:Works of feminist SF studies]] | ||
[[category:Nonfiction works by title]] | [[category:Nonfiction works by title]] | ||
Revision as of 05:28, 13 November 2010
Decoding Gender in Science Fiction is a 2002 work of feminist SF studies by Brian Attebery.
Editions
- New York: Routledge, 2002
Summary
- "From Frankenstein to futuristic feminist utopias, Decoding Gender in Science Fiction examines the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored, and revised conventional notions of sexual difference. Attebery traces a fascinating history of men's and women's writing that covertly or overtly investigates conceptions of gender, suggesting new perspectives on the genre."
Blurbs
- Ursula K. Le Guin: "Brian Attebery is wonderfully fitted by nature, training, and experience to take on the complex subject of this book. Fair-minded and vastly tolerant, knowledgeable in every field of science fiction and fantasy, writing with vitality, clarity, and humor--he has given us a work that will engage and reward both the scholar and the interested lay reader."