#27 - Feminist Science Fiction

<p>Among the various social changes that accompanied the New Wave, this time period saw the rise of second-wave feminism. In this episode, we explore how that movement influenced the genre of science fiction.</p> <p>Book recommendation: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dispossessed"><em>The Dispossessed</em></a> by Ursula K. Le Guin.</p> <p><a href= "https://web.archive.org/web/20130714155325/http://torbooks.co.uk/2013/07/10/sexism-in-genre-publishing-a-publishers-perspective/"> Tor Books poll on women in speculative fiction.</a><br /> <a href= "https://archive.org/details/partnersinwonder0000davi/mode/2up">Eric Leif Davin's <em>Partners in Wonder</em>.</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.worldswithoutend.com/novel_review.asp?ID=9976">Sable Aradia's review of "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"</a><br /> My blog posts on <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em>: <a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/2019/09/14/classic-book-review-the-handmaids-tale-by-margaret-atwood/"> Part 1</a>, <a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/2019/09/29/the-handmaids-tale-as-a-different-kind-of-dystopia/"> Part 2</a><br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkVF6MsVgmE">Jan Misali/Conlang Critic on Láadan.</a><br /> <a href= "https://tortoise.princeton.edu/2015/10/18/language-and-legacy-of-laadan/"> Princeton article on Láadan.</a><br /> <a href= "ttps://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/meme-women-in-science-fiction/"> Mary Robinette Kowal on women in sci-fi.</a></p> <p>Other works discussed:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwfly_Solution">"The Screwfly Solution"</a> by James Tiptree Jr.<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Houston,_Do_You_Read%3F">"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"</a> by James Tiptree Jr.<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness"><em>The Left Hand of Darkness</em></a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas">"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"</a> by Ursula K. Le Guin<br /> <em><a href=