Decoding gender in science fiction

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Attebery, Brian, 1951-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2002.
Subjects:	Science fiction, American > History and criticism. Literature and science > English-speaking countries. Women and literature > English-speaking countries. Science fiction, English > History and criticism. Sex differences (Psychology) in literature. Androgyny (Psychology) in literature. Gender identity in literature. Sex role in literature. Women in literature. Men in literature.
Online Access:	Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.

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Summary:	From Frankenstein to futuristic feminist utopias, Decoding Gender in Science Fiction examines the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored, and revised conventional notions of sexual difference. Attebery traces a fascinating history of men's and women's writing that covertly or overtly investigates conceptions of gender, suggesting new perspectives on the genre.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.
ISBN:	9781315870038 (online) 9781317971474 (online) 9781317971481 (online)
Author Notes:	Brian Attebery is Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Idaho State University. He is author of Strategies of Fantasy and The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature, and co-editor, with Ursula K. Le Guin, of The Norton Book of Science Fiction.

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