Joanna Russ

Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ's groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped shape the field and still exercise a powerful influence in both SF and feminist...

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1. Verfasser: Jones, Gwyneth A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Urbana, Chicago, Springfield University of Illinois Press 2019
Schriftenreihe:Modern masters of science fiction
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Zusammenfassung:Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ's groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped shape the field and still exercise a powerful influence in both SF and feminist literary studies.Award-winning author and critic Gwyneth Jones offers a new appraisal of Russ's work and ideas. After years working in male-dominated SF, Russ emerged in the late 1960s with Alyx, the uber-capable can-do heroine at the heart of Picnic on Paradise and other popular stories and books. Soon, Russ's fearless embrace of gender politics and life as an out lesbian made her a target for male outrage while feminist classics like The Female Man and The Two of Them took SF in innovative new directions. Jones also delves into Russ's longtime work as a critic of figures as diverse as Lovecraft and Cather, her foundational place in feminist fandom, important essays like "Amor Vincit Foeminam," and her career in academia.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 199-202. - Bibliographie Joanna Russ: Seite 171-180
Beschreibung:217 Seiten
ISBN:9780252042638
978-0-252-04263-8
9780252084478
978-0-252-08447-8