Women Scientists In Fifties Science Fiction Films
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1950s Science Fiction & Horror Books
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In the 1950s, science was rapidly advancing, and so were scientific opportunities for women. Modern science fiction films reflected these simultaneous social developments. This book proposes that the social ideology of the 1950s, which was partly concerned with gender issues, saturated the B science fiction films of that era and inspired a new appreciation for the role of women in scientific advancements and other social achievements. Drawing on feminist literary and cultural theory, the author argues that the emergence of the modern American science fiction film in 1950 and the situation of post-World War II female scientists
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Manufacturer: McFarland
Release date: 18 May 2005
ISBN-10 : 0786421304 | ISBN-13: 9780786421305
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Release date: 18 May 2005
ISBN-10 : 0786421304 | ISBN-13: 9780786421305