Joanna Russ Paperback / softback
by Gwyneth Jones
Part of the Modern Masters of Science Fiction series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
Jones also delves into Russ's longtime work as a critic of figures as diverse as Lovecraft and Cather, her foundational place in feminist fandom, important essays like "Amor Vincit Foeminam," and her career in academia.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:234 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:30/08/2019
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- ISBN:9780252084478
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:234 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:30/08/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252084478
