Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction: A Critical Study
Author:   Carlen Lavigne
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   212
Publication Date:   07 February 2013
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Author:   Carlen Lavigne
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780786466535


ISBN 10:   0786466537
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   07 February 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction  1. The Movement: Signs and Signifiers  2. Contributions and Critiques: Women and Cyberpunk  3. Alienating Worlds: Globalization and Community  4. Gendered Flesh: Embodiment and Virtual Reality  5. S/he, Robot: Cyborgs and Artificial Intelligence  6. “A Bitch, a Butch, and a Wild Woman”: Cyberpunk Ecologies  7. Techno-Spirituality: Mythology and Religion  8. Cybermoms and Techno-Children: Motherhood deleteand Reproduction  9. Queer Zones: A Kinsey Scale of Cyberpunk 10. Fictions in Context: Audiences and Authors Conclusion Works Cited Index

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a well-researched, accessible discussion of feminist retakes on cyberpunk...recommend --<i>Science Fiction Studies</i>; traces the origins of the cyberpunk genre, reviews critical reactions, and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances feminist points of view --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.


a well-researched, accessible discussion of feminist retakes on cyberpunk...recommend --Science Fiction Studies traces the origins of the cyberpunk genre, reviews critical reactions, and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances feminist points of view --Reference & Research Book News.


Acknowledgments v Preface 1 Introduction 3 1. The Movement: Signs and Signifiers 9 2. Contributions and Critiques: Women and Cyberpunk 21 3. Alienating Worlds: Globalization and Community 43 4. Gendered Flesh: Embodiment and Virtual Reality 62 5. S/he, Robot: Cyborgs and Artificial Intelligence 82 6. A Bitch, a Butch, and a Wild Woman : Cyberpunk Ecologies 98 7. Techno-Spirituality: Mythology and Religion 114 8. Cybermoms and Techno-Children: Motherhood and Reproduction 131 9. Queer Zones: A Kinsey Scale of Cyberpunk 145 10. Fictions in Context: Audiences and Authors 161 Conclusion 178 Works Cited 187 Index 199 a well-researched, accessible discussion of feminist retakes on cyberpunk...recommend --Science Fiction Studies; traces the origins of the cyberpunk genre, reviews critical reactions, and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances feminist points of view --Reference & Research Book News.


a well-researched, accessible discussion of feminist retakes on cyberpunk...recommend --Science Fiction Studies traces the origins of the cyberpunk genre, reviews critical reactions, and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances feminist points of view --Reference & Research Book News.


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Carlen Lavigne, Ph.D. (communications studies), teaches at Red Deer College in Alberta, Canada, and has published works on genre fiction, gender, queer studies and television.

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