| Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television: An Encyclopedia of 400 Characters and 200 Shows, 1950-2016 Contributor(s): Romanko, Karen a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476668043 ISBN-13: 9781476668048 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - Genres - Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 2019035918 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.75 lbs) 253 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Samantha Stephens in Bewitched. Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. Wonder Woman, Xena, Warrior Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and many more. Television's women of science fiction and fantasy are iconic and unforgettable yet there hasn't been a reference book devoted to them until now. Covering 400 female characters from 200 series since the 1950s, this encyclopedic work celebrates the essential contributions of women to science fiction and fantasy TV, with characters who run the gamut from superheroes, extraterrestrials and time travelers to witches, vampires and mere mortals who deal with the fantastic in their daily lives. |