Debra Benita Shaw
Women, Science and Fiction Revisited
Women, Science and Fiction Revisited
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Women, Science, and Fiction Revisited explores how women have re-imagined gender and race in science fiction novels and short stories over the past hundred years, challenging social structures and arguing for change.
Format: Hardback
Length: 181 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Women, Science, and Fiction Revisited is a comprehensive analysis of a selection of science fiction novels and short stories written by women over the past century. It delves into their engagement with the ways in which science shapes the world portrayed in these works. The study spans from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland (1918) to N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became (2020).
Throughout her exploration, Debra Benita Shaw examines the re-imagination of gender and race that characterizes women's literary crafting of new worlds. She introduces fresh interpretations of classic texts such as Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, analyzing these novels in the context of their adaptations to new media formats in the twenty-first century.
What emerges from this analysis is a persistent focus on how scientific ideas can be leveraged to challenge existing social structures and advocate for change. Women, Science, and Fiction Revisited offers valuable insights into the ways in which women writers have responded to the evolving landscape of science and technology, using fiction as a platform to explore and challenge societal norms and expectations.
Weight: 383g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031251702
Edition number: 2nd ed. 2023
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