Fantasy girls : gender in the new universe of science fiction and fantasy television / edited by Elyce Rae Helford.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Helford, Elyce Rae, 1962-
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2000], ©2000.
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Physical Description:vii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Sabrina, the Teenage ...? : Girls, witches, mortals, and the limitations of prime-time feminism / Sarah Projansky and Leah R. Vande Berg
  • Cartesian novum of Third Rock from the Sun : gendering human bodies and alien minds / Nicole Matthews and Farah Mendlesohn
  • Scully hits the glass ceiling : postmodernism, postfeminism, posthumanism, and The X-Files / Linda Badley
  • Lois's locks : trust and representation in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman / Rhonda V. Wilcox
  • What's happening on Earth? : Mystery Science Theater 3000 as reflection of gender roles and attitudes toward women / Jessica A. Royer
  • Feminism, queer studies, and the sexual politics of Xena: Warrior Princess / Elyce Rae Helford
  • To be a vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer : race and ("other") socially marginalizing positions on horror TV / Kent A. Ono
  • Biology is not destiny; biology is fantasy : Cinderella, or to dream Disney's "impossible"/possible race relations dream / Marleen S. Barr
  • Science, race, and gender in Star Trek: Voyager / Robin A. Roberts
  • Construction of feminine identity in Babylon 5 / Sharon Ney and Elaine M. Sciog-Lazarov
  • No ramps in space : the inability to envision accessibility in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine / Hanley E. Kanar.