Fantasy girls : gender in the new universe of science fiction and fantasy television / edited by Elyce Rae Helford.
| Other author | Helford, Elyce Rae, 1962- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2000. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 273 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Elyce Rae Helford; Part I: Speculating on the Present; 1 Sabrina, the Teenage ...?: Girls, Witches, Mortals, and the Limitations of Prime-Time Feminism Sarah Projansky and Leah R. Vande Berg; 2 The Cartesian Novum of Third Rock from the Sun: Gendering Human Bodies and Alien Minds Nicole Matthews and Farah Mendlesohn; 3 Scully Hits the Glass Ceiling: Postmodernism, Postfeminism, Posthumanism, and The X-Files Linda Badley. |
| Contents | 4 Lois's Locks: Trust and Representation in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Rhonda V. Wilcox; Part II: Dabbling in the Fantastic; 5 What's Happening on Earth?: Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Reflection of Gender Roles and Attitudes toward Women Jessica A. Royer; 6 Feminism, Queer Studies, and the Sexual Politics of Xena: Warrior Princess Elyce Rae Helford; 7 To Be a Vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Race and (""Other"") Socially Marginalizing Positions on Horror TV Kent A. Ono; 8 Biology Is Not Destiny. |
| Contents | Biology Is Fantasy: Cinderella, or to Dream Disney's ""Impossible""/Possible Race Relations Dream Marleen S. Barr; Part III: Projecting the Future; 9 Science, Race, and Gender in Star Trek: Voyager Robin A. Roberts; 10 The Construction of Feminine Identity in Babylon 5 Sharon Ney and Elaine M. Sciog-Lazarov; 11 No Ramps in Space: The Inability to Envision Accessibility in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hanley E. Kanar; Index; About the Contributors. |
| Abstract | Fantasy Girls seeks to explore as well as challenge the power and the promises of this recent media phenomenon. Such TV programming offers the exciting opportunity to rethink established gender norms, but how far is it really pushing the limits of the status quo? Amidst the exuberant optimism of fanzines and doting fan websites, the contributors to this volume endeavor to provide us with a much needed critical analysis of this contemporary trend. These essays explore the contradictions and limitations inherent in the genre, forcing readers to take a fresh and critical look through a variety of. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2021678891 |
| ISBN | 9780742579699 ebook |
| ISBN | 0742579697 |
| ISBN | (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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