Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females - (Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Marleen S Barr (Hardcover)

About the Book

Acknowledging the growing cultural popularity of science fiction, this book explores gender through cohesiveness and spotlighted attention to Jewish women's science fiction visions.

Book Synopsis

Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females: Gender, Temporality--and Yentas, the fourth volume in Marleen S. Barr's Future Females critical feminist science fiction anthology series, is the first essay collection devoted to Jewish women science fiction writers. The anthology forges new alliances across disciplinary boundaries--feminist theory, science fiction, and Jewish Studies--by forming a scholarly force, consisting of established critical voices and cutting-edge, fresh perspectives. Acknowledging the growing cultural popularity of science fiction, Barr's goal is to showcase new vistas for exploring gender through Jewish women's science fiction visions. It is time for Jewish women science fiction writers to receive the focused critical examination they deserve.

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Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females: Gender, Temporality--and Yentas is the fourth volume in Marleen S. Barr's unfolding series devoted to 'Future Females.' She situates this term not only in her own groundbreaking writing career, but also in science fiction and feminism as these fields interconnect over time--becoming increasingly relevant to what is reshaping our world.

About the Author

Marleen S. Barr taught English at The City University of New York.