Joanna Russ, Hardcover by Jones, Gwyneth, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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Publisher: University of Illinois Press Item Width: 6 in Item Length: 9 in Language: English width: 6 in Type: Textbook Format: Hardcover Publication Name: Joanna Russ ISBN: 9780252042638 Author: Gwyneth Jones Publication Year: 2019 Number of Pages: 234 Pages Book Title: Joanna Russ Subject: Women Authors, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literary, American / General Item Weight: 17 Oz Item Height: 0.8 in Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography Series: Modern Masters of Science Fiction Ser. height: 0.8 in

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Joanna Russ, Hardcover by Jones, Gwyneth, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. Joanna Russ, Hardcover by Jones, Gwyneth, ISBN 0252042638, ISBN-13 9780252042638, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ's groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped shape the field and still exercise a powerful influence in both SF and feminist literary author and critic Gwyneth Jones offers a new appraisal of Russ's work and ideas. After years working in male-dominated SF, Russ emerged in the late 1960s with Alyx, the uber-capable can-do heroine at the heart of Picnic on Paradise and other popular stories and books. Soon, Russ's fearless embrace of gender politics and life as an out lesbian made her a target for male outrage while feminist classics like The Female Man and The Two of Them took SF in innovative new directions. Jones also delves into Russ's longtime work as a critic of figures as diverse as Lovecraft and Cather, her foundational place in feminist fandom, important essays like "Amor Vincit Foeminam," and her career in academia.