Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses

The Portrayal of Women in Science Fiction Cinema

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by Dean Conrad

Type: Studies
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
Keywords: science fiction, characters, women
Publishing date: 2018
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Language: English

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Paperback • 336 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-6927-4

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Book Presentation:
Women are now central to many science fiction films—but that has not always been the case. Female characters, from their token presence (or absence) in the silent pictures of the early 20th century to their roles as assistants, pulp princesses and sexy robots, and eventually as scientists, soldiers and academics, have often struggled to be seen and heard in a genre traditionally regarded as of men, by men and for men. Surveying more than 650 films across 120 years, the author charts the highs and lows of women’s visibility in science fiction’s cinematic history through the effects of two world wars, social and cultural upheavals and advances in film technology.

About the Author:
Dean Conrad is a writer, producer and teacher who has taught film-, theater- and television-related subjects in schools, colleges and universities in the United Kingdom and the United States. He lives and works in England.

Press Reviews:
"A concise and remarkably complete history of female representation in SF cinema…solid…highly recommended"—Fafnir-Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research

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