Daughters of Earth

Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century

By: Justine Larbalestier (Editor)

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Paperback | 22 May 2006

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The best of women's science fiction and feminist theory together in one volume

Women's contributions to science fiction over the past century have been lasting and important, but critical work in the field has only just begun to explore its full range. Justine Larbalestier has collected 11 key stories--many of them not easily found, and all of them powerful and provocative--and sets them alongside 11 new essays, written by top scholars and critics, that explore the stories' contexts, meanings, and theoretical implications. The resulting dialogue is one of enormous significance to critical scholarship in science fiction, and to understanding the role of feminism in its development. Organized chronologically, this anthology creates a new canon of feminist science fiction and examines the theory that addresses it. Daughters of Earth is an ideal overview for students and general readers.

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"...(R)eally good stories, some of which have been out of print for decades. While the essays offer content and history, you'll look to this volume for the storytelling, first and foremost: If you're going to read about big ideas, you might as well enjoy it."--Sara Sklaroff, The Washington Post

"Eleven excellent stories--some barely known, others already classics--with accompanying essays that will inspire you to read more. A wonderful introduction to the richness of feminist science fiction."--Sarah LeFanu, author of In the Chinks of the World Machine

"Eleven excellent stories--some barely known, others already classics--with accompanying essays that will inspire you to read more. A wonderful introduction to the richness of feminist science fiction."--Sarah LeFanu, author of In the Chinks of the World Machine

"This collection not only sets new critical standards for all of us to aspire to in our scholarship, but also sets new stylistic standards for us to aspire to in our critical prose."--Brooks Landon, Professor and Chair, English Department, University of Iowa

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Fiction Science Fiction Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Literary Studies of Fiction Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Feminism & Feminist Theory General Literary Studies Literary Studies from 1900 to Current Social Groups

Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls

Introduction
Story: "The Fate of the Poesidonia"
Essay: Illicit Reproduction: Clare Winger Harris's "The Fate of the Poiseidonia"
Story: "The Conquest of Gola"
Essay: The Conquest of Gernsback: Leslie F. Stone and the Subversion of Science Fiction Tropes
Story: "Created He Them"
Essay: From Ladies' Home Journal to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 1950s SF, The Offbeat Romance Story, and the Case of Alice Eleanor Jones
Story: "No Light in the Window"
Essay: Cold War Masculinity In The Early Work Of Kate Wilhelm
Story: "The Heat Death of the Universe"
Essay: A Space of Her Own: Pamela Zoline's "The Heat Death of the Universe"
Story: "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill Side"
Essay: (Re)Reading James Tiptree Jr.'s "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill Side"
Story: "Wives"
Essay: The Universal Wife: Exploring 1970s Feminism with Lisa Tuttle's "Wives"
Story: "The Evening and the Morning and the Night"
Essay
Story: "Rachel in Love"
Essay: Simians, Cyborgs and Women in "Rachel in Love"
Story: "Balinese Dancer"
Essay: "Prefutural Tension": Gwyneth Jones's Gradual Apocalypse
Story: "What I Didn't See"
Essay: Something Rich and Strange: Karen Joy Fowler's "What I Didn't See"
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