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Author George, Susan A., 1959-

Title Gendering science fiction films : invaders from the suburbs / Susan A. George.

Publication Info. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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 Moore Stacks  PN1995.9.S26 G36 2013    Available  ---
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 193 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Contents Introduction: gendering science fiction invasion films -- Science fiction blue prints for Cold War gender roles: mystique models and team players -- Saturday matinee cautionary tales: science fiction vamps and promethean scientists -- Invasion from within: mom, the nuclear family, and suburban masculinity -- "I'm not the monster here!": working women after Rosie's retirement and the men they work with -- Post-war prototypes: alternative heroes and progressive men -- Keep watching the screens: gender in fifties science fiction films and beyond.
Subject Science fiction films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Science fiction films.
United States.
Sex role in motion pictures.
Sex role in motion pictures.
Cold War in motion pictures.
Cold War (1945-1989) in motion pictures.
Cold War (1945-1989)
Motion pictures.
Sex role.
Chronological Term 1945 - 1989
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ISBN 1137321571 (alkaline paper)
9781137321572 (alkaline paper)