Women scientists in fifties science fiction films / Bonnie Noonan.
Women scientists in fifties science fiction films / Bonnie Noonan.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2005.
Date
2005.
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N791.43615/14
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 225 p. : ill., ports.; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Definitions and histories -- 2. Constructing a canon of 1950s B science fiction films -- 3. Representation of women scientists -- 4. Professionalism and femininity in the giant insect films -- 5. Cinematically representing a heteroglot world -- 6. Dreaming, analyzing, and joking in the women-in-p...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2005.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"Detailed, historically situated readings of 10 B science fiction films from the 1950s that feature women in science compare and contrast the cinematic representations of female scientists with real female professionals of the time, illuminating the changing gender dynamics reflected in popular film in the 1950s."--BOOK JACKET.
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Women scientists in fifties science fiction films / Bonnie Noonan.
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Filmography: p. 163-191.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N791.43615/14
Record Identifier
74VKq2qxxG6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKq2qxxG6y
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ISBN
0786421304 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786421305 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
791.43615
MMS ID
991020123669702626
