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Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses - The Portrayal of Women in Science Fiction Cinema (Paperback)
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Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses - The Portrayal of Women in Science Fiction Cinema (Paperback)
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We are living in a science fiction cinema age. This is the genre
that delivers the grandest visions with the latest effects in the
biggest blockbusters-and women are now at the center of many of its
stories. But it hasn't always been this way. In a unique survey of
more than 650 films produced across 120 years, Dean Conrad charts a
history of highs and lows, in which women have struggled to be seen
and heard in a genre traditionally regarded as being of men, by men
and for men. This is the story of female characters in science
fiction cinema, from their absence and token presence in the silent
pictures of the 19th century, through their roles as assistants,
pulp princesses, sexy robots, scientists, soldiers, academics and
more, up to their prominent place in the 21st century's established
franchises. World wars, social upheavals, cultural changes and
advances in film technology have all had their effect on the
development of the genre-and there is no better barometer for this
than its female roles. Placed in context and supported by theory,
these are the fabulous, furious, funny, fragile and frustrating
women of science fiction cinema.
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