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The sex is out of this world : essays on the carnal side of science fiction / edited by Sherry Ginn and Michael G. Cornelius.

Van Pelt Library PS374.S35 S46 2012
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Ginn, Sherry.
Cornelius, Michael G.
Series:
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 36.
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 36
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
Science fiction, American.
Science fiction, English--History and criticism.
Science fiction, English.
Sex in literature.
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Science fiction films.
Sex in motion pictures.
Science fiction television programs--History and criticism.
Science fiction television programs.
Sex on television.
Extraterrestrial beings--Sexual behavior.
Extraterrestrial beings.
Human-alien encounters.
Physical Description:
x, 249 pages ; 23 cm.
Other Title:
Carnal side of science fiction
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
Summary:
"This book is a collection of new essays, with the general objective of filling a gap in the literature about sex and science fiction. The essays explore the myriad ways in which authors writing in the genre, regardless of format (e.g., print, film, television, etc.), envision very different beings expressing this most fundamental of human behaviors"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part 1 Alien Sex
The Future, in Bed with the Past: Miscegenation in Science Fiction Film and Television / Cynthia J. Miller Miller, Cynthia J., A. Bowdoin Van Riper Riper, A. Bowdoin Van 17
Alienating Sex: The Discourse of Sexuality in the Works of Octavia Butler / Anca Rosu Rosu, Anca 34
"We pair off! One man, one woman": The Heterosexual Imperative in Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis Trilogy / Echo E. Savage Savage, Echo E. 50
Love at First Contact: Sex, Race and Colonial Fantasy in Star Trek: First Contact / Allison Whitney Whitney, Allison 62
"They teach you that in Whore Academy?" A Quantitative Examination of Sex and Sex Workers in Joss Whedon's Firefly and Dollhouse / Heather M. Porter Porter, Heather M. 86
The Evil Wet Nurse: Preœdipal Development and Primo Levi's Science Fiction / Robert C. Pirro Pirro, Robert C. 102
Part 2 Techno Sex
Patriarchy, Paternity and Papas: Reproductive Technologies and Parenthood in Science Fiction / Erin Grayson Sapp Sapp, Erin Grayson 117
"I have worked hard at her head and brain": Dr. Moreau and the New Woman / Thomas G. Cole II Cole, Thomas G. II 134
"Are we not men?" Degeneration, Future-Sex and the Time Machine / Larry T. Shillock Shillock, Larry T. 152
Space Apes Want Our Women! Primate Lust in American Science Fiction / Matthew H. Hersch Hersch, Matthew H. 170
Technology as a Nexus for Homoerotic Desire in Boys' Series Books / Michael G. Cornelius Cornelius, Michael G. 187
(Inter)Mediated Sexuality in the Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard / Clare Parody Parody, Clare 204
Human, Alien, Techno - What Next? Evolutionary Psychology, Science Fiction and Sex / Sherry Ginn Ginn, Sherry 221.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780786466856
0786466855
OCLC:
813567996

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