... SF story titling came in the 1960s and early 1970s, when speculative fiction reflected on the political and social changes of the era and became ever weirder and more ... . The Left Hand of Darkness perfectly encapsulates the feminist arguments of Ursula Le Guin's ... when he penned the monosyllabic beauty of Finch? But what are your favourites? Science fiction, fantasy and horrorPhilip K DickDamien G ...

... vociferous members of the religious establishment (i.e., the fundamentalists) are doing their damnedest to suppress science and would like to return our understanding of the physical world back to that of Europe in 1600. That's not the case with the Vatican (and here I'll bracket certain feminist differences I have with the Roman Catholic establishment). The AP's Vatican looks ...

I just found a neat old book review of Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance (1893), a feminist science fiction and utopian Mars novel. Initially attributed to “Two Women of the West,” the novel was actually written by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Merchant of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Here’s the entire review from the The ...

... Agamemnon sacrificed to bring good winds. As you might imagine, the story has feminist themes. This is almost my favorite of Mandolin’s stories; it’ ... I’ve read it a few times. I highly recommend it. ”The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula awards for science fiction define the novelette as having a word count of between 7,500 and 17,499, inclusive.” ...

Book overviewThis engaging study examines diverse genders and sexualities in a wide range of contemporary fiction for children and young people. Mallans insights into key dilemmas arising from ... / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Feminist Literary Criticism / Gay & Lesbian Literary Criticism / General Sex differences in literature Social Science / Gender Studies

... SF. The focus in this is character development, with the technology/science not as essential to the integrity of the story as it is with Hard SF.  ... women's role in society. Feminist science fiction poses questions about social issues ...   Weird Can be used in several ways. "Weird fiction" is sometimes used as a synonym for horror. It can also mean only strange, uncanny, ...