Gendering Science Fiction Films
S. George
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Description for Gendering Science Fiction Films
Paperback. In the 1950s, science fiction invasion films played a complicated part in supporting and criticizing Cold War ideologies. By reading these invasion narratives as performances of middle-class, white Americans' excitement and anxiety about social and political issues, George shows how they often played out as another round in the battle of the sexes. Num Pages: 206 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
In the 1950s, science fiction invasion films played a complicated part in supporting and criticizing Cold War ideologies. By reading these invasion narratives as performances of middle-class, white Americans' excitement and anxiety about social and political issues, George shows how they often played out as another round in the battle of the sexes.
In the 1950s, science fiction invasion films played a complicated part in supporting and criticizing Cold War ideologies. By reading these invasion narratives as performances of middle-class, white Americans' excitement and anxiety about social and political issues, George shows how they often played out as another round in the battle of the sexes.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349458103
SKU
V9781349458103
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99-15
About S. George
Susan A. George is Lecturer in the Karen Merritt Writing Program at the University of California, Merced, USA.
Reviews for Gendering Science Fiction Films
"Gendering Science Fiction Films reminds us that marginalized films, such as science fiction invasion films, are a rich site for cultural conversations about weighty social issues. Taking for granted that depictions of women are central to the genre, George's cogent analysis helps us see how in the 1950s these films often used genre conventions against themselves in order to address ... Read more