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Author:   Valerie Estelle Frankel
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781476674124

ISBN 10:   1476674124
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   25 April 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction delete Season Themes Season One: Rejection and ­Self-Hatred Season Two: Autonomy Season Three: We’d Do Anything for Family Season Four: Strange Bedfellows Season Five: Self Definition Literature, Games, Symbols and Allusions Metafiction, Roleplay and ­Gender-Flipping Games as Metaphors Inside the Credits Thoughts on Genre Literature Behind the Season Titles Allusions and Inspirations The Science, Real and Emblematic Inside Neolution Cloning Ethics Science versus Religion Characters as Feminist Embodiments Sarah the Punk Sarah’s Matrifocal Family Felix and Art: Cultural Feminists Vic the Bully Helena: From Cultist to Pagan Guide Amelia and Kendra: Black Feminism Alison: Back to the Gothic Home Donnie: New Man or Family Joke? Cosima: Classic Second Wave Beth Goes Third Wave Siobhan the Rebel Castors: Military Hierarchy Paul the Macho Man Cal Goes Off the Grid Rachel the Gender Traitor Tony’s Trans Struggle Gracie the Victim Kendall the Matriarch Krystal Goderitch: Girl Power Scott and Hell Wizard: Sidekicks Delphine: Dead Lesbian? False Prince Ferdinand Mika: ­Cyber-Anarchist Susan and Coady: Ruling Man’s World Ira the Emasculated Assistant Leekie and Westmorland: The Patriarchy The Next Generation: Kira and the Girls Katja to Camilla: Global Feminism Looking to the Future delete Episodes delete Works Cited delete Index delete

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“Frankel takes a deep dive into the sci-fi cult hit Orphan Black...explor[es] how the show challenged female stereotypes and the often-limiting categories women are put into on screen by creating female characters who were radically different despite having the same DNA...examines each character in depth...Frankel also illuminates the science at the heart of the show, along with the many literary allusions referenced each season...smart analysis”—Booklist

Frankel takes a deep dive into the sci-fi cult hit Orphan Black...explor[es] how the show challenged female stereotypes and the often-limiting categories women are put into on screen by creating female characters who were radically different despite having the same DNA...examines each character in depth...Frankel also illuminates the science at the heart of the show, along with the many literary allusions referenced each season...smart analysis --Booklist

Author Information

Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of more than 90 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.

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