Masculinity in contemporary science fiction cinema : cyborgs, troopers and other men of the future / Marianne Kac-Vergne.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-235), filmography (pages 236-240) , and index.

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Cover; Half-title; Endorsement; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Vulnerable Hypermasculinity; Reclaiming Hegemony Through Hypermasculinity; Displaying the male body; Defying death; White hegemony; Vulnerability as a Path to Victimhood; A structuring tension between invulnerability and vulnerability; Robocop as victim; Questioning Hypermasculinity; Hybridity and instability; A critical perspective?; 2 Dystopia and Class War; Dystopian Societies; Urban decay; Alien invasion.

Marginalised heroes; Worlds Devoid of Humanity; Technophobia; Inhuman elites; Defusing Class Warfare; Showing class conflict; A progressive subtext?; Using science fiction to deflect class resentment; 3 Sidelining Women; Women as Sidekicks; Women with agency; Marginalised onlookers; The Fleeting Rise of Action Heroines; Equality in hypermasculinity?; The importance of being female; Back to the Sidelines; Women of power as antagonists; Supporting scientists; 4 'White Folks Ain't Planning for Us to be Here'; Demons with a Purpose; Blacks as alien bodies; Dysfunctional white societies.

Black violence as an assertion of power; Integrated Members of Multiracial Teams; Promoting virile masculinity through interracial alliance; The primacy of whiteness?; Will Smith, Lone Black Hero; A critique of whiteness; Black humanity: an alternative vision of masculinity?; 5 Redefining Masculinity in Times of 'Crisis'; Away from Hypermasculinity; Passive heroes; The dangers of hegemonic masculinity; Seeking refuge with strong women; The Turn to Fatherhood; Nurturing protectors; Legitimating hegemonic masculinity; Failing at patriarchal reproduction.

Afterword The Gender Politics of Science Fiction Blockbusters; Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1: Vulnerable Hypermasculinity; Chapter 2: Dystopia and Class War; Chapter 3: Sidelining Women; Chapter 4: 'White Folks Ain't Planning for Us to be Here'; Chapter 5: Redefining Masculinity in Times of 'Crisis'; Afterword: The Gender Politics of Science Fiction Blockbusters; Bibliography; Filmography The primary corpus includes the actors mentioned in the book, the studio distributor and the US lifetime ... ; Primary corpus; Secondary corpus; Index.

If science fiction stages the battle between humans and non-humans, whether alien or machine, who is elected to fight for us? In the classics of science fiction cinema, humanity is nearly always represented by a male, and until recently, a white male. Spanning landmark American films from "Blade Runner" to "Interstellar", this major new study offers the first ever analysis of masculinity in science fiction cinema. It uncovers the evolution of masculine heroes from the 1980's until the present day, and the roles played by their feminine counterparts. Considering gender alongside racial and class politics, "Masculinity in contemporary science fiction cinema" also situates filmic examples within the broader culture. It is indispensable for understanding science fiction and its role in contemporary cultural politics

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