Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future

ISBN-13: 9781780767482 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 256 str.

Marianne Kac Vergne

Opis

If science fiction stages the battle between humans and non-humans, whether alien or machine, who is elected to fight for us? In the classics of science fiction cinema, humanity is nearly always represented by a male, and until recently, a white male. Spanning landmark American films from Blade Runner to Avatar, this major new study offers the first ever analysis of masculinity in science fiction cinema. It uncovers the evolution of masculine heroes from the 1980s until the present day, and the roles played by their feminine counterparts. Considering gender alongside racial and class politics, Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema also situates filmic examples within the broader culture. It is indispensable for understanding science fiction and its role in contemporary cultural politics

Recenzje

[A] very readable and insightful volume. With Kac-Vergne's study in hand, the field of masculinity and sf cinema studies is well poised to tackle films in the next era of sf blockbusters. Science Fiction Studies

Spis treści

Introduction1. Vulnerable Hypermasculinity2. Dystopia and Class War3. Sidelining Women4. 'White Folks Ain't Planning for Us to Be Here'5. Redefining Masculinity in Times of "Crisis"Afterword: The gender politics of Science Fiction BlockbustersBibliographyIndex

O autorze

Marianne Kac Vergne is Associate Professor of American Studies at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France. Her research interests are Masculinity, Femininity, Hollywood genres and Science Fiction. She is author of Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future (I. B. Tauris, 2017).