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041 0 eng
082 04 814/.6|223/swe
092 0 810|bengelska
100 1 Hurley, Kameron
240 10 Essays.|kSelections
245 14 The geek feminist revolution /|cKameron Hurley
250 First edition
264 1 New York :|bTor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book,|c2016
264 4 |c©2016
300 286 pages ;|c22 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
500 "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284)
505 00 |gIntroduction :|tWelcome to the revolution --
|tPersistence, and the long con of being a successful
writer --|tI'll make pancakes : on opting in, and out, of
the writing game --|tWhat marketing and advertising taught
me about the value of failure --|tTaking responsibility
for writing problematic stories --|tUnpacking the "real
writers have talent" myth --|tSome men are more monstrous
then others : on True detective's men and monsters --|tDie
hard, hetaerae, and problematic pin-ups : a rant --|tWives,
warlords, and refugees : the people economy of Mad Max --
|tTea, bodies, and business : remaking the hero archetype
--|tA complexity of desires : expectations of sex and
sexuality in science fiction --|tWhat's so scary about
strong female protagonists, anyway? --|tIn defense of
unlikable women --|tWomen and gentlemen : on unmasking the
sobering reality of hyper-masculine characters --|tGender,
family, nookie : the speculative frontier --|tThe
increasingly poor economics of penning problematic stories
--|tMaking people care : storytelling in fiction vs.
marketing --|tOur dystopia : imagining more hopeful
futures --|tWhere have all the women gone? Reclaiming the
future of fiction --|tFinding hope in tragedy : why I read
dark fiction --|tPublic speaking while fat --|tThey'll
come for you ... whether you speak up or not --|tThe
horror novel you'll never have to live : surviving without
health insurance --|tBecoming what you hate --|tLet it go
: on responding (or not) to online criticism --|tWhen the
rebel becomes queen : changing broken systems from the
inside --|tTerrorist or revolutionary? Deciding who gets
to write history --|tGiving up the sky --|tWhat we didn't
see : power, protest, story --|tWhat living in South
Africa taught me about being white in America --|tIt's
about ethics in dating --|tHijacking the Hugo Awards --
|tDear SFWA writers : let's chat about censorship and
bullying --|tWith great power comes great responsibility :
on empathy and the power of privilege --|tRage doesn't
exist in a vacuum --|tWhy I'm not afraid of the Internet -
-|tWe have always fought : challenging the "women, cattle,
and slaves" narrative --|gEpilogue :|tWhat are we fighting
for?
520 "The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism,
geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre
writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the
2013 Hugo for Best Related Work. The Geek Feminist
Revolution will also feature several entirely new essays
written specifically for this volume."--Amazon.com
650 0 Feminism
650 0 Science fiction|xWomen authors|xHistory and criticism
650 0 Women and literature
650 0 Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
650 0 Women in popular culture
650 0 Subculture
650 7 Feminism.|2fast
650 7 Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)|2fast
650 7 Science fiction|xWomen authors.|2fast
650 7 Subculture.|2fast
650 7 Women and literature.|2fast
650 7 Women in popular culture.|2fast
655 7 Essays.|2lcgft
655 7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast
655 7 Essays.|2fast
655 7 Essäer|2saogf
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