In Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs. The programs examined include The X-Files, Babylon 5, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and all five Star Treks. The major female characters on each program are discussed with respect to their quest to establish a sense of identity within their particular universe, as depicted on their series. By using current psychological and feminist theories, Ginn skillfully evaluates each character in terms that best exemplify the search for meaning and identity in women's lives.
| ISBN: | 9780761832157 |
| Publication date: | 8th June 2005 |
| Author: | Sherry Ginn |
| Publisher: | University Press of America |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Genres: |
Science Fiction Gender studies: women and girls Media studies |
In Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs. The programs examined include The X-Files, Babylon 5, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and all five Star Treks. The major female characters on each program are discussed with respect to their quest to establish a sense of identity within their particular universe, as depicted on their series. By using current psychological and feminist theories, Ginn skillfully evaluates each character in terms that best exemplify the search for meaning and identity in women's lives.
Our Space, Our Place features in the following genres: Science Fiction, Gender studies: women and girls, Media studies
Our Space, Our Place is available in Paperback
Our Space, Our Place was written by Sherry Ginn and published by University Press of America
Our Space, Our Place has 196 pages
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