{"product_id":"gender-in-science-fiction-films-1964-1979-a-critical-study","title":"Gender in Science Fiction Films, 1964-1979","description":"\u003cp\u003e   The 1950s era of science fiction film effectively ended when space flight became a reality with the first manned orbit of Earth in 1962. As the genre's wildly speculative depictions of science and technology gave way to more reality-based representations, relations between male and female characters reflected the changing political and social climates of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Drawing on critical analyses, film reviews and cultural commentaries, this book examines the development of science fiction film and its representations of gender, from the groundbreaking films of 1968--including \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey, Barbarella\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e--through its often overlooked \"Middle Period,\" which includes such films as \u003ci\u003eColossus: The Forbin Project\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eThe Stepford Wives\u003c\/i\u003e (1975) and \u003ci\u003eA Boy and His Dog\u003c\/i\u003e (1975).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The author examines intersections of gender and race in \u003ci\u003eThe Omega Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) and \u003ci\u003eFrogs\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), gender and dystopia in \u003ci\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) and \u003ci\u003eLogan's Run\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), and gender and computers in \u003ci\u003eDemon Seed\u003c\/i\u003e (1977). The big-budget films of the late 1970s--\u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e--are also discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54186975822168,"sku":null,"price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786459742_2f079d4c-4d56-4757-b878-41a53ffed2df.jpg?v=1764987343","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gender-in-science-fiction-films-1964-1979-a-critical-study","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}