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Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future
Marianne Kac-Vergne
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Description for Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future
Hardback. First full account of men & masculinity in modern science fiction cinema. Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Library of Gender and Popular Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780767482
SKU
V9781780767482
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About Marianne Kac-Vergne
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future
Specifically focusing on hegemonic masculinity as a set normative system that the films maintain, trouble or threaten to upheave, the author's historical approach guides the reader through evolving and reproduced notions of masculinity in Hollywood science fiction films. Each of the historicised case studies is supported effectively by close textual analysis.
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