Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema
Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future
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2017
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78076-748-2 (ISBN)
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78076-748-2 (ISBN)
First full account of men & masculinity in modern science fiction cinema.
If science fiction stages the battle between humans and non-humans, whether alien or machine, who is elected to fight for us? In the classics of science fiction cinema, humanity is nearly always represented by a male, and until recently, a white male. Spanning landmark American films from Blade Runner to Avatar, this major new study offers the first ever analysis of masculinity in science fiction cinema. It uncovers the evolution of masculine heroes from the 1980s until the present day, and the roles played by their feminine counterparts. Considering gender alongside racial and class politics, Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema also situates filmic examples within the broader culture. It is indispensable for understanding science fiction and its role in contemporary cultural politics.
If science fiction stages the battle between humans and non-humans, whether alien or machine, who is elected to fight for us? In the classics of science fiction cinema, humanity is nearly always represented by a male, and until recently, a white male. Spanning landmark American films from Blade Runner to Avatar, this major new study offers the first ever analysis of masculinity in science fiction cinema. It uncovers the evolution of masculine heroes from the 1980s until the present day, and the roles played by their feminine counterparts. Considering gender alongside racial and class politics, Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema also situates filmic examples within the broader culture. It is indispensable for understanding science fiction and its role in contemporary cultural politics.
Marianne Kac-Vergne is Lecturer at the Universite de Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens, France, where she teaches courses in American cultural history at graduate and undergraduate levels. Her research focuses on gender and genre in American cinema, and she has published and presented on masculinity and femininity in science fiction, romantic comedy and western films. Previously, she was Assistant Professor at the Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
Introduction
1. Vulnerable Hypermasculinity
2. Dystopia and Class War
3. Sidelining Women
4. 'White Folks Ain't Planning for Us to Be Here'
5. Redefining Masculinity in Times of "Crisis"
Afterword: The gender politics of Science Fiction Blockbusters
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.12.2017 |
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Reihe/Serie | Library of Gender and Popular Culture |
Zusatzinfo | 20 bw illus |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 435 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78076-748-X / 178076748X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78076-748-2 / 9781780767482 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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