Galactic suburbia : recovering women's science fiction / Lisa Yaszek.

In this groundbreaking cultural history, Lisa Yaszek recovers a lost tradition of women's science fiction that flourished after 1945. This new kind of science fiction was set in a place called galactic suburbia, a literary frontier that was home to nearly 300 women writers. These authors explor...

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Main Author: Yaszek, Lisa, 1969- (Author)
Format: Software Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2008]
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Summary:In this groundbreaking cultural history, Lisa Yaszek recovers a lost tradition of women's science fiction that flourished after 1945. This new kind of science fiction was set in a place called galactic suburbia, a literary frontier that was home to nearly 300 women writers. These authors explored how women's lives, loves, and work were being transformed by new sciences and technologies, thus establishing women's place in the American future imaginary.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record