Joanna Russ / Gwyneth Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Gwyneth A., author.

Series:

Modern masters of science fiction.

Illinois scholarship online.

Modern masters of science fiction

Illinois scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russ, Joanna, 1937-2011--Criticism and interpretation.

Russ, Joanna.

Science fiction, American--History and criticism.

Science fiction, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages).

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 11, 2020).

ISBN:

9780252051487

0252051483