Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television by Martín, Sara

Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350458437)

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Format: Hardcover
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Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television by Martín, Sara

Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television

$115.00
Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television by Martín, Sara

Masculinities in Contemporary Science-Fiction Television

$115.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Sara Martín
ISBN-10: 1350458430
ISBN-13: 9781350458437
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2025
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.43w x 1.00d
By Sara Martín
By Sara Martín
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Michael Pitts is Lecturer at the University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic. He is author of Alternative Masculinities in Feminist Speculative Fiction: A New Man (2021). His research interests are positioned at the intersection of gender theory, speculative fiction, and utopian studies.

Sara Martín is Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Cultural Studies at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Her books include Masculinity and Patriarchal Villainy in British Fiction: From Hitler to Voldemort (2020), Representations of Masculinity in Literature and Film: Focus on Men (2020), American Masculinities in Contemporary Documentary Film: Up Close behind the Mask (2023). She is co-editor of Detoxing Masculinity in Anglophone Literature and Culture: In Search of Good Men (2023, co-edited with M. Isabel Santaulària).

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