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Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television
About this book
Through a comprehensive analysis of popular contemporary science fiction television series, this book underscores the genre's unique potential to both reflect and shape cultural perceptions of masculinity.
Each of its essays, written by a host of international contributors, analyse key series ranging from Firefly (2002) to Star Trek: Picard (2020-23). Employing anti-patriarchal and pro-feminist perspectives, they scrutinize the limited diversity among male characters in science fiction television, shedding light on the underrepresentation of non-heteronormative, non-white, and transmasculine characters, while also highlighting notable exceptions such as Altered Carbon (2018-20), Doom Patrol (2019), and The Umbrella Academy (2019).
Against the backdrop of current discussions regarding toxic masculinity, this book highlights the ways in which divergent masculinities shape and are shaped by the science fiction genre. In doing so, it argues the significant role played by the genre in ongoing discourse surrounding traditional and alternative forms of masculinity.
Each of its essays, written by a host of international contributors, analyse key series ranging from Firefly (2002) to Star Trek: Picard (2020-23). Employing anti-patriarchal and pro-feminist perspectives, they scrutinize the limited diversity among male characters in science fiction television, shedding light on the underrepresentation of non-heteronormative, non-white, and transmasculine characters, while also highlighting notable exceptions such as Altered Carbon (2018-20), Doom Patrol (2019), and The Umbrella Academy (2019).
Against the backdrop of current discussions regarding toxic masculinity, this book highlights the ways in which divergent masculinities shape and are shaped by the science fiction genre. In doing so, it argues the significant role played by the genre in ongoing discourse surrounding traditional and alternative forms of masculinity.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Dedication
- Title
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Series editors’ introduction
- Introduction: Men of the future in science-fiction television
- 1 The captain as auteur: Reconsidering masculinity in Firefly/Serenity
- 2 Remodelling cyborg masculinities in Terminator:
- 3 Technological reflections of masculine vulnerability: Analysing emotional detachment and dependency in Black Mirror
- 4 ‘Am I a good man?’: Regenerating masculinity in Doctor Who
- 5 ‘If all the world is a stage, identity is nothing but a costume’: Liquid masculinities in Sense8
- 6 A different history but the same old story?: Rethinking hegemonic masculinities from the fascist world of The Man in the High Castle
- 7 ‘What am I now if I’m not a father?’: Fox Mulder’s ageing masculinity in The X-Files
- 8 The Black man and the man in Black: Black masculinity in Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Westworld
- 9 Commanding the masculine space: Leadership, power and gender performance in The Handmaid’s Tale
- 10 Envisioning masculinity and caring in Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
- 11 Takeshi Kovacs: The commodification of the male body in Altered Carbon
- 12 ‘You know what they call a superhero who works alone and doesn’t listen to anybody? A villain’: Interrogating patriarchy, hegemonic masculinity and heroism in The Umbrella Academy
- 13 A stranger to himself: Perfection, paterfamilias and Picard
- Conclusion: Making space for alternative masculinities
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Copyright