Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction

by Jane Donawerth and Utopian and Science Fiction by Women Jane L. Donawerth

Book Overview

Women Science fiction authors--past and present--are united by the problems they face in attempting to write in this genre, an overwhelmingly male-dominated field. Science fiction has been defined by male-centered, scientific discourse that describes women as alien "others" rather than rational beings. This perspective has defined the boundaries of science fiction, resulting in women writers being excluded as equal participants in the genre. Frankenstein's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815603959
• ISBN13: 9780815603955
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"