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Feminism has driven the creation of a considerable body of action-oriented science fiction with female protagonists: Wonder Woman [64] (originally created in 1941) and The Bionic Woman during the time of the organized women's movement in the 1970s; Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the Alien tetralogy [65] in the 1980s; and Xena, Warrior Princess ...
The role of women in speculative fiction has changed a great deal since the early to mid-20th century. There are several aspects to women's roles, including their participation as authors of speculative fiction and their role in science fiction fandom. Regarding authorship, in 1948, 10–15% of science fiction writers were female.
There is a long tradition of female-only places in literature and mythology, starting with the Amazons and continuing into some examples of feminist utopias.In speculative fiction, women-only worlds have been imagined to come about, among other approaches, by the action of disease that wipes out men, along with the development of technological or mystical method that allow women to reproduce ...
The most-viewed movie of the batch is “Mr. Nice Guy,” the 1997 action-comedy starring Jackie Chan (pictured above), which has more than 16 million views since WB released it on Jan. 1 on YouTube.
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology, edited by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer (2015) Female Erasure: What You Need to Know About Gender Politics' War on Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights, edited by Ruth Barrett (2016) Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo (2016) Sex Object: A Memoir, Jessica Valenti (2016)
The post 30 Best Feminist Movies to Watch for Women’s History Month appeared first on Reader's Digest. From action to comedy, these are the feminist movies you need to watch, featuring smart ...
Combining feminist ideals with utopian visions of a future society based on principles of community and equality, Piercy imagined a post-apocalyptic world that established Woman on the Edge of Time as an early feminist innovation in the traditionally male genre of dystopian fiction. Depictions of sexuality and relations between the genders were ...
A recent study conducted by The Washington Post reveals that while earlier Disney films divvied up dialogue between princesses and princes equally, the speaking parts in the movies became notably less equal in the 1980s and '90s. The worst offender of this Silent Princess Syndrome is "Aladdin," in which Jasmine speaks only 10 percent of the ...