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* [http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~sparks/sffem.html Imagined Sexual Futures] by Dr. Elisa Kay Sparks | * [http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~sparks/sffem.html Imagined Sexual Futures] by Dr. Elisa Kay Sparks | ||
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* [http://www.lunacat.net/books/index.htm Science Fiction & Fantasy by Women] | * [http://www.lunacat.net/books/index.htm Science Fiction & Fantasy by Women] | ||
* [http://www.mamohanraj.com/balist.html Alternative Sexualities in Fantasy and SF Booklist] by Mary Anne Mohanraj | * [http://www.mamohanraj.com/balist.html Alternative Sexualities in Fantasy and SF Booklist] by Mary Anne Mohanraj | ||
===General works on SF themes=== | |||
* Thomas Clareson. ''Many Futures, Many Worlds: Theme and Form in Science Fiction.'' (1977) | |||
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Reproduction, Sexuality, & Gender-Oriented Themes
Aspects of Reproduction
- Menstruation
- Abortion
- Birth Control
- Childbirth, Labor, Delivery
- Breastfeeding, Nursing, Breast Milk
- Infertility & Sterility
- see The Body
Methods of Reproduction
Social Aspects of Reproduction
Gender & Sex
- Three-Way Sexual Reproduction seems to usually involve a third sex/gender
- Neuter & Androgynes
- Hermaphrodites & Intersexed
- Sex-Changing Societies or Species
- Individual Ability to Change Sex
- Transgendered Characters
- Gender Ambiguity - one or more characters in a story is gender-ambiguous (usually on purpose by the author)
- Gendered "Otherness" Experiences in the Body
- Other Gender Stories
Sexuality, Preferences, Orientations, & Behaviors
Gender & Society
- Gender Role Reversal
- Gender Ratios - women-only worlds, men-only worlds, scarcity of a sex
- Separatism - sexes living apart
- Matriarchies
- Patriarchies
- Sex Wars
- Coming of the Patriarchy
- Women's vs. Men's Magic/Technology/Skills
- Dystopias & Utopias
- Sotto Voce Feminism: Assuming without Examining
Rewritings, Herstory, telling untold stories
Characterization
See Characterization
- The Super-Heroic Woman
- Reclaiming the Every-Day Heroic Women
Gender, the Body, Social Performance
- The Body (body image, beauty standards; body modification; menstruation, pregnancy, nursing; Aging; sexuality)
- Linguistics, Language & Sexism (see, e.g., Names & Naming, per and Naming Conventions)
- Sex, Erotica, Romance
Gender & the Other
- Women and Nature, the Wild, Animals
Gender & the Self
- Madness & Insanity
References
- Imagined Sexual Futures by Dr. Elisa Kay Sparks
- Quick Lists: Themes, Characters, Genres, and "if you like..." Lists by Laura Quilter and others at feministsf.org
- Women's Rights and Women's Images in Science Fiction by Christine Alice Corcos
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award lists
- Science Fiction & Fantasy by Women
- Alternative Sexualities in Fantasy and SF Booklist by Mary Anne Mohanraj
General works on SF themes
- Thomas Clareson. Many Futures, Many Worlds: Theme and Form in Science Fiction. (1977)