MASCULINITY IN CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE FICTION CINEMA: CYBORGS, TROOPERS AND OTHER MEN OF THE FUTURE (LIBRARY OF GENDER AND POPULAR CULTURE)

Book ID/图书代码： 06545017C00263

English Summary/英文概要： 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 Avatar, this major new study offers the first ever analysis of masculinity in science fiction cinema. It uncovers the evolution of masculine heroes from the 1980s 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 brilliantly situates filmic examples within the broader culture. In view of its largely young male audience, what masculine norms and models of behaviour are promoted by science fiction films? During the 1980s, the genre helped to redefine white masculinity in America as both powerful and victimised. Heroes embodied Reagan-era hypermasculinity, but owed their resolve to earlier traumas inflicted by greedy and technology-obsessed elites, a critique of the decade s materialism. By the 1990s, the emotional terrain available to male characters was expanded, even witnessing the humanisation of the Terminator, and black characters entered the stage. At the same time, the world of science fiction became increasingly sanitised, moving away from the dystopias of the 1980s. Can science fiction call into question the privileged position of whiteness as the invisible and universal norm for the whole of humanity? In many ways, science fiction challenges the status quo, offering an imaginary space where identities are renegotiated. Working-class heroes fight corrupt corporations (Escape from New York or RoboCop), powerful heroines battle for survival (Alien), and cyborgs morph from one sex to another (Terminator 2). Considering these alternative visions, the book highlights the tensions inherent to science fiction as a genre. It is indispensable for understanding science fiction and its role in contemporary cultural politics.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 如果科幻小说上演了人类与非人类之间的战争，不管是外星人还是机器，谁会选择为我们而战?在科幻电影的经典中，人类几乎总是由男性来代表，直到最近，一个白人男性。从《银翼杀手》到《阿凡达》，这一重大的新研究首次对科幻电影中的男子气概进行了分析。它揭示了从上世纪80年代到现在的男性英雄的演变，以及女性角色扮演的角色。考虑到性别与种族和阶级政治的关系，当代科幻电影中的男子气概也在更广泛的文化中巧妙地定位了电影的例子。以年轻男性观众为视角，科幻电影促进了男性的行为规范和行为模式。在20世纪80年代，这种体裁在美国重新定义了白人男子气概，既强大又受迫害。《英雄》体现了里根时代的高阳刚之气，但他们的决心是由贪婪和技术至上的精英所造成的早期创伤，这是对十年唯物主义的批判。到了20世纪90年代，男性角色的情感领域得到了扩展，甚至见证了终结者的人性化，黑人角色也进入了舞台。与此同时，科幻小说的世界变得越来越纯净，远离了20世纪80年代的反乌托邦。科幻小说是否会质疑白人的特权地位，作为全人类的无形和普遍的准则?在许多方面，科幻小说挑战了现状，提供了一个虚构的空间，在那里重新协商身份。工人阶级的英雄们与腐败的公司斗争(逃离纽约或机械战警)，强大的女英雄们为了生存而战(外星人)，以及从一个性别到另一个性别(终结者2)。它对于理解科幻小说及其在当代文化政治中的作用是不可或缺的。(WYL)

Awards/获奖情况：“在通俗文化中，必须读到关于性别政治的文章，这是一篇关于在科幻小说中建构男性身份的揭示和原始的历史研究。在好莱坞大片中，玛丽安娜•卡西•弗格尼雄辩地描述了男子气概的关键发展，并描绘了20世纪80年代的英雄们，他们的肌肉和坚硬的身体都是21世纪的——这是一个拥有聪明头脑和心灵的科幻物种。唯一的主要原因是:女性在霸道的男子气概规则下会站在一边。在当前的政治气候中，卡西•弗格妮教授给我们提供了宝贵的新见解，使我们能够在主流电影中接触到种族和性别的观念。”——凯伦•瑞森哈夫，康涅狄格州立大学传播系教授。

A must read about gender politics in popular culture, this is a revealing and original historical study about constructed male identities in the flourishing genre of science fiction. Marianne Kac-Vergne eloquently coins key developments in the depiction of (hyper)masculinity in Hollywood blockbusters and traces the 1980s heroes with bulging muscles and hard bodies to the twenty-first century- sci-fi-species equipped with clever minds and a heart. The only staple: women stay on the sidelines while hegemonic masculinity rules. In the current political climate Kac-Vergne teaches us invaluable new insights to engage with the ideas of race and gender in mainstream film. --Karen A. Ritzenhoff, Professor, Department of Communication, Central Connecticut State University

About the Author/作者介绍： 玛丽安•卡西•弗格尼是法国亚米斯皮卡迪•凡尔纳大学的讲师，她在那里教授美国文化历史的研究生和本科生课程。她的研究集中在美国电影的性别和体裁上，她已经出版并展示了科幻小说、浪漫喜剧和西方电影中的男性气质和女性气质。之前，她是巴黎大学的助理教授。

Marianne Kac-Vergne is Lecturer at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens, France, where she teaches courses in American cultural history at graduate and undergraduate levels. Her research focuses on gender and genre in American cinema, and she has published and presented on masculinity and femininity in science fiction, romantic comedy and western films. Previously, she was Assistant Professor at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

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