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Here follows a list of feminist and lesbian works set in a post-nuclear setting: | Here follows a list of feminist and lesbian works set in a post-nuclear setting: | ||
* ''[[The Wall]]'' Haushofer | * ''[[The Wall]]'', [[Marlen Haushofer]] | ||
* ''[[A Gift Upon the Shore]]'' | * ''[[A Gift Upon the Shore]]'' | ||
* the [[Isis series]] by [[Jean Stewart]] | * the [[Isis series]] by [[Jean Stewart]] | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 8 April 2008
Post-nuclear stories are a staple of SF. The setting accomplish multiple purposes and offers multiple advantages for feminist SF:
- patriarchy-bashing: evil patriarchies that destroyed the earth thru militarism, war, greed, lack of care about the environment, and so on
- reset: get rid of patriarchal society & invent an better society
- a believable apocalyptic event that sets the stage for a really dystopic society
- alien intervention!
Here follows a list of feminist and lesbian works set in a post-nuclear setting: