Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females: Gender, Temporalityand Yentas

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Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females: Gender, Temporalityand Yentas, the fourth volume in Marleen S. Barrs Future Females critical feminist science fiction anthology series, is the first essay collection devoted to Jewish women science fiction writers. The anthology forges new alliances across disciplinary boundariesfeminist theory, science fiction, and Jewish Studiesby forming a scholarly force, consisting of established critical voices and cutting-edge, fresh perspectives. Acknowledging the growing cultural popularity of science fiction, Barrs goal is to showcase new vistas for exploring gender through Jewish womens science fiction visions. It is time for Jewish women science fiction writers to receive the focused critical examination they deserve.

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Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females: Gender, Temporality--and Yentas is the fourth volume in Marleen S. Barr's unfolding series devoted to 'Future Females.' She situates this term not only in her own groundbreaking writing career, but also in science fiction and feminism as these fields interconnect over time--becoming increasingly relevant to what is reshaping our world.

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Marleen S. Barr taught English at The City University of New York.