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Fantasy Girls
Gender in the New Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
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2000
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A new collection on women in American television in the 90s uncovers a cultural obsession with tough yet sexy heroines in mythical pasts, the 'girl power' present, and utopic futures. Xena, Buffy, Sabrina, and a host of other characters have become household words, as well as icons of pop culture 'feminism.' Their popularity makes for successful programming, however, how much does this trend truly represent a contemporary feminist breakthrough? And what does it mean for feminism in the next few decades? Fantasy Girls: Navigating the New Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television 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 lenses including girl power, postfeminism, cyborg feminism, disability politics, queer studies, and much more. Programs covered are Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Disney's Cinderella, Lois and Clark, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Star Trek: Voyager, The X-Files, Third Rock from the Sun, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
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Copyright year
2000
ISBN-Print
978-0-8476-9835-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-7969-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
273
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction Elyce Rae Helford No access Pages 1 - 10
1 Sabrina, the Teenage ... ?: Girls, Witches, Mortals, and the Limitations of Prime-Time Feminism Sarah Projansky and Leah R. Vande Berg No access
2 The Cartesian Novum of Third Rock from the Sun: Gendering Human Bodies and Alien Minds Nicole Matthews and Farah Mendlesohn No access
3 Scully Hits the Glass Ceiling: Postmodernism, Postfeminism, Posthumanism, and The X-Files Linda Badley No access
4 Lois's Locks: Trust and Representation in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Rhonda V. Wilcox No access
5 What's Happening on Earth?: Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Reflection of Gender Roles and Attitudes toward Women Jessica A. Royer No access
6 Feminism, Queer Studies, and the Sexual Politics of Xena: Warrior Princess Elyce Rae Helford No access
7 To Be a Vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Race and ("Other") Socially Marginalizing Positions on Horror TV Kent A.Ono No access
8 Biology Is Not Destiny; Biology Is Fantasy: Cinderella, or to Dream Disney's "Impossible"/Possible Race Relations Dream Marleen S. Barr No access
9 Science, Race, and Gender in Star Trek: Voyager Robin A. Roberts No access
10 The Construction of Feminine Identity in Babylon 5 Sharon Ney and Elaine M. Sciog-Lazarov No access
11 No Ramps in Space: The Inability to Envision Accessibility in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hanley E. Kanar No access
