Feminist SF

Feminism and SF are both broadly defined, but feminist sf is its own beast. Consider these definitions:

• Feminist SF is work that qualifies as feminist by the standards of various feminisms;

• Feminist SF is the set of historical works considered by feminists to be central to an ongoing literary conversation;

• Feminist SF was a particular feminist literary movement of the 70s and early 80s;

• Feminist SF is a school of criticism, which examines gender-relations and roles as portrayed in SF;

• Feminist SF encompassess the literary and cultural study of Women in SF, examining the relation of gender to the literary and cultural production, e.g.,
  • women's involvement in gothic romances and supernatural fiction; or the marketing and production of "hard" science fiction for male audiences versus the marketing and production of "soft" fantasy fiction for female audiences;
  • the portrayal of women in SF art and literature;
  • the role of women in SF fandom.