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050 4 _aPS3608.U769
_bA6 2016
082 4 _a808
100 1 _aHurley, Kameron,
240 1 0 _aEssays.
_kSelections
245 1 4 _aThe geek feminist revolution /
_cKameron Hurley.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bTor,
_c2016.
300 _a286 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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500 _a"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
520 _a"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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 277-284).
505 0 0 _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?
650 0 _aFeminism.
650 0 _aScience fiction
_xWomen authors
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aWomen and literature.
650 0 _aGeeks (Computer enthusiasts)
650 0 _aWomen in popular culture.
650 0 _aSubculture.
650 0 _aAmerican essays
_y21st century.
655 7 _aEssays.
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