{"product_id":"to-write-like-a-woman-essays-in-feminism-and-science-fiction-9780253209832","title":"To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTo Write Like a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare example of a feminist tackling science fictuion using postmodern theory, which makes for a much more sophisticated and nuanced appraisal than the usual fare.\" --Passion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Russ' essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader.\" --Feminist Bookstore News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In her new book of essays . . . Russ continues to debunk and demand, edify and entertain. . . . Appreciative of surface aesthetics, she continually delves deeper than most critics, yet in terms so simple and accessible that her essays read like lively, angry, humorous dialogues conducted face-to-face with the author. Russ is the antithesis of the distant critic in her ivory tower.\" --Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . 20 years of the author's feisty reports from the front lines of literature.\" --The San Francisco Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book of imaginative and provoking essays, but you should read it for the sheer fun of it.\" --The Women's Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Collects more than two decades of criticism by Joanna Russ, one of the most perceptive, forthright and eloquent feminist commentators around.\" --Feminist Bookstore News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . a super book. . . .This is a book that, for once, really will appeal to readers of all kinds.\" --Utopian Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you enjoy science fiction, this is definitely a book that you'll want to talk about. I found myself sneaking a few pages at times when I really didn't have time to read.\" --Jan Catano, Atlantis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic essays on science fiction and feminism by Nebula and Hugo award-winning Joanna Russ. Here she ranges from a consideration of the aesthetic of science fiction to a reading of the lesbian identity of Willa Cather. \u003ci\u003eTo Write Like a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e includes essays on horror stories and the supernatural, feminist utopias, popular literature for women (the \"modern gothic\"), and the feminist education of graduate students in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11136372\"\u003eJoanna Russ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.96w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253209832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0253209838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004020\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC010000\"\u003eFeminism \u0026amp; Feminist Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC028000\"\u003eWomen's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOANNA RUSS has published science-fiction novels, short stories, and criticism for thirty-five years and has been active as a feminist for twenty-five. Her books include The Female Man, The Two of Them, How to Suppress Women's Writing, and Magic Mommas, Trembling Sisters, Puritans and Perverts: Feminist Essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44457006268653,"sku":"9780253209832","price":33.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e5b0e60c-281a-44d4-8f1d-82c5d8e47660.jpg?v=1700412527","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/to-write-like-a-woman-essays-in-feminism-and-science-fiction-9780253209832","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}