Gender and Parenting in the Worlds of Alien and Blade Runner: A Feminist Analysis
- ISBN-10
- 1839829400
- ISBN-13
- 9781839829406
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-11
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Author
- Amanda DiGioia
Description
Gender and Parenting in the Worlds of Alien and Blade Runner is a comparative, gendered analysis study of Ridley Scott’s contributions to the genre of science fiction and horror cinema, showcasing how patriarchal and gendered expectations regarding women, usually associated with the past, still run rampant.
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