Alien Woman (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
272
Utgivningsdatum
2006-11-01
Upplaga
New ed
Förlag
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Originalspråk
English
Medarbetare
Gallardo-C., Ximena
Illustratör/Fotograf
40 illustrations
Illustrationer
40
Dimensioner
222 x 150 x 27 mm
Vikt
400 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780826419101

Alien Woman

The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley

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"Alien Woman" examines the construction of sex and gender in the four science-fiction films comprising the Alien saga (starring Sigourney Weaver). The Alien saga stands alone in presenting an enduring, self-reliant female protagonist, Ripley, who in the first film ends up as the sole survivor of the beleaguered starship Nostromo. Subsequent writers and directors in the 1980's and 1990's, left to grapple with this strong female protagonist, re-envision Ripley for different social, political, and cultural imperatives for women. "Alien Woman" focuses on how these writers and directors have re-written Ripley and how each revision informs our understanding of women in science fiction, and by examining the films' creation and commodification of the female hero, the book illustrates how changing attitudes toward women and the female body help us understand broader societal beliefs and relationships, and provides a useful lens with which to understand woman's place in the late 20th century and early 21st century.
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"'...[a] look between the lines and behind the scenes to dissect Ripley and her place in movie history.' Minnesota Daily 'Doing a trans-textual analysis of the films, the authors place the films firmly within the cultural landscape that produced them....Gallardo and Smith do a good job analyzing the films, especially the alter ones, and setting them squarely and intelligently within their historical context.' Post Script '...a serious contribution to academia, for it is well-researched and conscientiously documented, but its strength is that it is highly accessible to the average fan...written with clarity, with a diverse audience in mind' The Review of Horror Fiction"

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C. Jason Smith is Assistant Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College-CUNY. Ximena Gallardo-C. is a native of Chile, she graduated with a Ph.D. in English from Louisiana State University. She lives in New York.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Can't Live with Them, Can't Kill Them; Chapter 1: Men, Women, and Alien Baby; Chapter 2: Ripley Gets her Gun: Aliens and the Reagan Era Hero. Chapter 3: "The Bitch Is Back": The Iconoclastic Body in Alien; Chapter 4: "Who Are You?" Alien Resurrection and the Posthuman Subject; Afterword: Alien Woman; Selected Bibliography; Notes; Index.