Fantasy Girls

Gender in the New Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television

By: Elyce Rae Helford

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Paperback | 30 May 2000

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A new collection on women in American television in the 90s uncovers a cultural obsession with tough yet sexy heroines in mythical pasts, the "girl power" present, and utopic futures. Xena, Buffy, Sabrina, and a host of other characters have become household words, as well as icons of pop culture ''feminism.'' Their popularity makes for successful programming, however, how much does this trend truly represent a contemporary feminist breakthrough? And what does it mean for feminism in the next few decades? Fantasy Girls: Navigating the New Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television seeks to explore as well as challenge the power and the promises of this recent media phenomenon. Such TV programming offers the exciting opportunity to rethink established gender norms, but how far is it really pushing the limits of the status quo? Amidst the exuberant optimism of fanzines and doting fan websites, the contributors to this volume endeavor to provide us with a much needed critical analysis of this contemporary trend. These essays explore the contradictions and limitations inherent in the genre, forcing readers to take a fresh and critical look through a variety of lenses including girl power, postfeminism, cyborg feminism, disability politics, queer studies, and much more. Programs covered are Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Disney''s Cinderella, Lois and Clark, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Star Trek: Voyager, The X-Files, Third Rock from the Sun, and Xena: Warrior Princess.

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Fascinating and very readable critical anthology.--The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts

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Non-Fiction Arts & Entertainment Film, TV & Radio Television Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls Media Studies

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Speculating on the Present
Sabrina, the Teenage ...?: Girls, Witches, Mortals, and the Limitations of Prime-Time Feminism	p. 13
The Cartesian Novum of Third Rock from the Sun: Gendering Human Bodies and Alien Minds	p. 41
Scully Hits the Glass Ceiling: Postmodernism, Postfeminism, Posthumanism, and The X-Files	p. 61
Lois's Locks: Trust and Representation in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	p. 91
Dabbling in the Fantastic
What's Happening on Earth?: Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Reflection of Gender Roles and Attitudes toward Women	p. 115
Feminism, Queer Studies, and the Sexual Politics of Xena: Warrior Princess	p. 135
To Be a Vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Race and ("Other") Socially Marginalizing Positions on Horror TV	p. 163
Biology Is Not Destiny; Biology Is Fantasy: Cinderella, or to Dream Disney's "Impossible"/Possible Race Relations Dream	p. 187
Projecting the Future
Science, Race, and Gender in Star Trek: Voyager	p. 203
The Construction of Feminine Identity in Babylon 5	p. 223
No Ramps in Space: The Inability to Envision Accessibility in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	p. 245
Index	p. 265
About the Contributors	p. 271
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