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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790727403321

Autore

Attebery Brian <1951-, >

Titolo

Decoding gender in science fiction / / Brian Attebery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

0-415-93950-X

1-315-87003-7

1-317-97147-7

1-317-97148-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Disciplina

813/.0876609353

Soggetti

Science fiction, American - History and criticism

Literature and science - English-speaking countries

Women and literature - English-speaking countries

Science fiction, English - History and criticism

Sex differences (Psychology) in literature

Androgyny (Psychology) in literature

Gender identity in literature

Sex role in literature

Women in literature

Men in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Decoding Gender in Science Fiction; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Secret Decoder Ring; Chapter 2 From Neat Idea to Trope; Chapter 3 Animating the Inert: Gender and Science in the Pulps; Chapter 4 Super Men; Chapter 5 Wonder Women; Chapter 6 Women Alone, Men Alone; Chapter 7 Androgyny as Difference; Chapter 8 ""But Aren't Those Just ... You Know, Metaphors?""; Chapter 9 Who Farms the Future?; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.