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Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television
In Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs. The programs examined include The X-Files, Babylon 5, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and all five Star Treks. The major female characters on each program are discussed with respect to their quest to establish a sense of identity within their particular universe, as depicted on their series. By using current psychological and feminist theories, Ginn skillfully evaluates each character in terms that best exemplify the search for meaning and identity in women's lives.
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Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television
In Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs. The programs examined include The X-Files, Babylon 5, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and all five Star Treks. The major female characters on each program are discussed with respect to their quest to establish a sense of identity within their particular universe, as depicted on their series. By using current psychological and feminist theories, Ginn skillfully evaluates each character in terms that best exemplify the search for meaning and identity in women's lives.
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Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television

Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television

by Sherry Ginn
Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television

Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television

by Sherry Ginn

Overview

In Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs. The programs examined include The X-Files, Babylon 5, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and all five Star Treks. The major female characters on each program are discussed with respect to their quest to establish a sense of identity within their particular universe, as depicted on their series. By using current psychological and feminist theories, Ginn skillfully evaluates each character in terms that best exemplify the search for meaning and identity in women's lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761832157
Publisher: University Press of America
Publication date: 06/08/2005
Pages: 196
Product dimensions: 7.14(w) x 8.34(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Sherry Ginn is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Women's Studies Program at Wingate University, North Carolina. She received her Ph.D. in General-Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina.

Table of Contents

1 Preface Chapter 2 Psychology and Women Chapter 3 Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Chapter 4 The X-Files Chapter 5 Babylon 5 Chapter 6 Farscape Chapter 7 Star Trek Chapter 8 Andromeda Chapter 9 Sci Fi Explores Identity Chapter 10 Selected Bibliography Chapter 11 Index 12 About the Author
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