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Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future (Library of Gender and Popular Culture) by Marianne Kac-Vergne is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Cyborgs, Troopers and Other Men of the Future (Library of Gender and Popular Culture) about?
If science fiction stages the battle between humans and non-humans, whether alien or machine, who is elected to fight for us? In the classics of science fiction cinema, humanity is nearly always represented by a male, and until recently, a white male. Spanning landmark American films from Blade Runner to Avatar, this major new study offers the first ever analysis of masculinity in science fiction cinema. It uncovers the evolution of masculine heroes from the 1980s until the present day, and the
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- Author
- Marianne Kac-Vergne
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781786733153
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Sports
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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