Technologies Of Feminist Speculative Fiction

Author : Sherryl Vint,Sümeyra Buran
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783030961923

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Technologies of Feminist Speculative Fiction by Sherryl Vint,Sümeyra Buran Pdf

Technologies of Feminist Speculative Fiction: Gender, Artificial Life, and the Politics of Reproduction explores how much technology has reshaped feminist conversations in the decades since Donna Haraway’s influential “Cyborg Manifesto” was published. With sections exploring reproductive technologies, new ways of imagining femininity and motherhood via artificial means, queer readings of gender as a social technology, and posthuman visions of a world beyond gender, this book demonstrates how feminist speculative fiction offers an urgently needed response to the intersections of women’s bodies and technology. This collection brings together authors from Europe, Japan, the US and the UK to consider speculative films and texts, reproductive technologies and food futures, and opportunities to rethink family, aging, gender and sexuality, and community through feminist speculative fiction, a social technology for building better futures.

Author : Natalie Myra Rosinsky
Publisher : Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Research Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015010531559

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Feminist Futures--contemporary Women's Speculative Fiction by Natalie Myra Rosinsky Pdf

Author : Marleen S. Barr
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781469639765

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Lost in Space by Marleen S. Barr Pdf

Archaeologists and anthropologists discover other civilizations; science fiction writers invent them. In this collection of her major essays, Marleen Barr argues that feminist science fiction writers contribute to postmodern literary canons with radical alternatives to mainstream patriarchal society. Because feminist science fiction challenges male-centered social imperatives, it has been marginalized and dismissed from the canon--thus, lost in space. Moving beyond feminist science fiction itself, Barr goes on to examine other literary genres from the perspective of 'feminist fabulation'--a term she has coined to encompass science fiction, fantasy, utopian literature, and mainstream literature that critiques patriarchal fictions. Discussing the works of such writers as Margaret Atwood, Joanna Russ, Salman Rushdie, Paul Theroux, Ursula Le Guin, Herman Melville, Saul Bellow, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marge Piercy, Barr illuminates feminist science fiction's connections to other literary traditions and contemporary canons. Her critical analysis yields a new and expanded understanding of feminist creativity.

Author : Emily Cox-Palmer-White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000329704

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The Biopolitics of Gender in Science Fiction by Emily Cox-Palmer-White Pdf

Questioning essentialist forms of feminist discourse, this work develops an innovative approach to gender and feminist theory by drawing together the work of key feminist and gender theorists, such as Judith Butler and Donna Haraway, and the biopolitical philosophy of Giorgio Agamben and Gilles Deleuze. By analysing representations of the female cyborg figure, the gynoid, in science fiction literature, television, film and videogames, the work acknowledges its normative and subversive properties while also calling for a new feminist politics of selfhood and autonomy implied by the posthuman qualities of the female machine.

Author : Mary Maynard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415637008

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Science and the Construction of Women by Mary Maynard Pdf

Science and the Construction of Womenis a multi-disciplinary exploration of the major questions currently challenging feminist scholars of science. The authors ask key questions: What constitutes science? How have feminists investigated it? How does science ‘construct’ women? How can we create a feminist discourse of science? Are the current developments to women’s advantage or disadvantage? Their answers draw on material from a wide range of natural scientific, humanities and social science sources, critically examining theoretical approaches from the postmodern to the materialist to the cyborgian. A key argument of the book is that there are strong intellectual and pragmatic reasons – the rapid development of information technology, advances in fertility treatment and genetic engineering, feminist concern for environmental issues – why feminism must rigorously engage with issues of a scientific and technological nature. Science and the Construction of Womenprovides an important contribution to the opening-up and broadening of debate in the field. This book will be an important text for students of gender and women’s studies, and science studies. It is also designed to be read by feminists both inside and outside the academy and to appeal to all those with interests in the sociology of knowledge and the history of ideas.

Author : Ann VanderMeer,Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781629630540

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Sisters of the Revolution by Ann VanderMeer,Jeff VanderMeer Pdf

Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1970s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about feminism while engaging the reader in a wealth of imaginative ideas. From the literary heft of Angela Carter to the searing power of Octavia Butler, Sisters of the Revolution gathers daring examples of speculative fiction’s engagement with feminism. Dark, satirical stories such as Eileen Gunn’s “Stable Strategies for Middle Management” and the disturbing horror of James Tiptree Jr.’s “The Screwfly Solution” reveal the charged intensity at work in the field. Including new, emerging voices like Nnedi Okorafor and featuring international contributions from Angelica Gorodischer and many more, Sisters of the Revolution seeks to expand the ideas of both contemporary fiction and feminism to new fronts. Moving from the fantastic to the futuristic, the subtle to the surreal, these stories will provoke thoughts and emotions about feminism like no other book available today. Contributors include: Angela Carter, Angelica Gorodischer, Anne Richter, Carol Emshwiller, Catherynne M. Valente, Eileen Gunn, Eleanor Arnason, Elizabeth Vonarburg, Hiromi Goto, James Tiptree Jr., Joanna Russ, Karin Tidbeck, Kelley Eskridge, Kelly Barnhill, Kit Reed, L. Timmel Duchamp, Leena Krohn, Leonora Carrington, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor, Octavia Butler, Pamela Sargent, Pat Murphy, Rachel Swirsky, Rose Lemberg, Susan Palwick, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Vandana Singh.

Author : Fiona Hovenden,Linda Janes,Gill Kirkup,Kathryn Woodward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136355011

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The Gendered Cyborg by Fiona Hovenden,Linda Janes,Gill Kirkup,Kathryn Woodward Pdf

The Gendered Cyborg explores the relationship between representation, technoscience and gender, through the metaphor of the cyborg. The contributors argue that the figure of the cyborg offers ways of thinking about the relationship between culture and technology, people and machines which disrupt the power of science to enfore the categories through which we think about being human: male and female. Taking inspiration from Donna Haraway's groundbreaking Manifesto for Cyborgs, the articles consider how the cyborg has been used in cultural representation from reproductive technology to sci-fi, and question whether the cyborg is as powerful a symbol as is often claimed. The different sections of the reader explore: * the construction of gender categories through science * the interraction of technoscience and gender in contemporary science fiction film such as Bladerunner and the Alien series * debates around modern reproductive technology such as ultrasound scans and IVF, assessing their benefits and constraints for women * issues relating to artificial intelligence and the internet.

Author : Carol A. Stabile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Feminist theory
ISBN : UOM:39076001481048

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Feminism and the Technological Fix by Carol A. Stabile Pdf

The quantum leaps in technology in the twentieth century have provoked a profound shift in the way we think about our bodies. Genetic engineering, reproductive technology, the advent of virtual reality all fundamentally affect basic categories of 'self' and 'gender'. The future can look bright or apocalyptic, depending on where you stand - and, crucially, who is selling that vision to you. Carol A. Stabile argues that the two traditional responses of technophobia or technomania are simply inadequate for the choices facing us today. She charts the development of these two responses across a wide cultural terrain: from ecofeminism's uncritical celebration of women and nature to foetal imaging, struggles over women and the military, and the advent of cyborg politics.

Author : Michael Pitts
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793636614

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Alternative Masculinities in Feminist Speculative Fiction by Michael Pitts Pdf

Alternative Masculinities in Feminist Speculative Fiction: A New Man traces efforts within American feminist utopias to imagine healthier conceptions of manhood. As this analysis illuminates, feminist works envisioning the improved society and its attending masculinities constitute an overlooked site for mining new masculinities. During the years in which such utopias gained popularity —the early 1970s to the mid-2010s—these novels grew more complex, challenging essentialist conceptions of masculinity and female experience. These texts vary in their focus but share an interest in replacing patriarchal masculinities with an alternative informed by second wave and intersectional feminism. This book analyzes the centrality of alternative masculinities to these ideal societies and the ways feminist writers present new conceptions of manhood pivotal to discussions surrounding the ongoing crisis of American masculinity.

Author : Maureen McNeil
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134065417

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Feminist Cultural Studies of Science and Technology by Maureen McNeil Pdf

Feminist Cultural Studies of Science and Technology challenges the assumption that science is simply what scientists do, say, or write: it shows the multiple and dispersed makings of science and technology in everyday life and popular culture. This first major guide and review of the new field of feminist cultural studies of science and technology provides readers with an accessible introduction to its theories and methods. Documenting and analyzing the recent explosion of research which has appeared under the rubric of 'cultural studies of science and technology' it examines the distinctive features of the 'cultural turn' in science studies and traces the contribution feminist scholarship has made to this development. Interrogating the theoretical and methodological features it evaluates the significance of this distinctive body of research in the context of concern about public attitudes to science and contentious debates about public understanding of and engagement with science.

Author : Jeanne Cortiel
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0853236143

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Demand My Writing by Jeanne Cortiel Pdf

In this major study of the work of Joanna Russ, Jeanne Cortiel gives a clear introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ’s work and assesses its development. The book will be especially valuable for students of SF and feminist SF, especially in its concern with the function of woman-based intertextuality. Although Cortiel deals principally with Russ’s novels, she also examines her short stories, and the focus on critically neglected texts is a particularly valuable feature of the study. "I recommend this book to any reader interested in Russ’s fiction, or in women’s science fiction generally."—Science Fiction Studies

Author : Jenny Wolmark
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0877454477

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Aliens and Others by Jenny Wolmark Pdf

Author : Carlen Lavigne
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476601786

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Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction by Carlen Lavigne Pdf

This analysis of cyberpunk science fiction written between 1981 and 2003 positions women's cyberpunk in the larger cultural discussion of feminist issues. It traces the origins of the genre, reviews the critical reactions and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances points of view that are specifically feminist. Novels are examined within their cultural contexts; their content is compared to broader controversies within contemporary feminism, and their themes are revealed as reflections of feminist discourse around the turn of the 21st century. Chapters cover topics such as globalization, virtual reality, cyborg culture, environmentalism, religion, motherhood and queer rights. Interviews with feminist cyberpunk authors are provided, revealing both their motivations for writing and their experiences with fans. The study treats feminist cyberpunk as a unique vehicle for examining contemporary women's issues and analyzes feminist science fiction as a complex source of political ideas.

Author : Margret Grebowicz,Helen Merrick
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231149280

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Beyond the Cyborg by Margret Grebowicz,Helen Merrick Pdf

This long-overdue volume explores Donna Haraway's influence on feminist theory and philosophy, paying particular attention to her more recent work on companion species, rather than her "Manifesto for Cyborgs."

Author : Ritch Calvin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783319324708

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Feminist Science Fiction and Feminist Epistemology by Ritch Calvin Pdf

This book argues that feminist science fiction shares the same concerns as feminist epistemology—challenges to the sex of the knower, the valuation of the abstract over the concrete, the dismissal of the physical, the focus on rationality and reason, the devaluation of embodied knowledge, and the containment of (some) bodies. Ritch Calvin argues that feminist science fiction asks questions of epistemology because those questions are central to making claims of subjectivity and identity. Calvin reveals how women, who have historically been marginal to the deliberations of philosophy and science, have made significant contributions to the reconsideration and reformulation of the epistemological models of the world and the individuals in it.