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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Hurley, Kameron.     Subjects     Science fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.     Science fiction -- Authorship -- Essays.     Fantasy fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.     Fantasy fiction -- Authorship -- Essays.     Women and literature.     Feminism.     Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) -- Essays.     Women in popular culture.     Subculture.     Women novelists, American -- 21st century -- Essays.     Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Essays.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hurley, Kameron.       by title:      The geek feminist re...       by call number:      809.38762 H965g     Search the Web     Hurley, Kameron.     Science fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.     Science fiction -- Authorship -- Essays.     Fantasy fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.     Fantasy fiction -- Authorship -- Essays.     Women and literature.     Feminism.     Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) -- Essays.     Women in popular culture.     Subculture.     Women novelists, American -- 21st century -- Essays.     Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Essays.       MARC Display

The geek feminist revolution : essays / by Kameron Hurley. by Hurley, Kameron. Tor, 2016. Call #: 809.38762 H965g Subjects Science fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.   Science fiction -- Authorship -- Essays.   Fantasy fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.   Fantasy fiction -- Authorship -- Essays.   Women and literature.   Feminism.   Geeks (Computer enthusiasts) -- Essays.   Women in popular culture.   Subculture.   Women novelists, American -- 21st century -- Essays.   Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Essays. ISBN:  9780765386236 (hc.) 9780765386243 (pbk.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  286 pages ; 22 cm Notes:  "A Tom Doherty Associates book." Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284). Contents:  Introduction : Welcome to the revolution -- Persistence, and the long con of being a successful writer -- I'll make pancakes : on opting in, and out, of the writing game -- What marketing and advertising taught me about the value of failure -- Taking responsibility for writing problematic stories -- Unpacking the "real writers have talent" myth -- Some men are more monstrous then others : on True detective's men and monsters -- Die hard, hetaerae, and problematic pin-ups : a rant -- Wives, warlords, and refugees : the people economy of Mad Max -- Tea, bodies, and business : remaking the hero archetype -- A complexity of desires : expectations of sex and sexuality in science fiction -- What's so scary about strong female protagonists, anyway? -- In defense of unlikable women -- Women and gentlemen : on unmasking the sobering reality of hyper-masculine characters -- Gender, family, nookie : the speculative frontier -- The increasingly poor economics of penning problematic stories -- Making people care : storytelling in fiction vs. marketing -- Our dystopia : imagining more hopeful futures -- Where have all the women gone? Reclaiming the future of fiction -- Finding hope in tragedy : why I read dark fiction -- Public speaking while fat -- They'll come for you ... whether you speak up or not -- The horror novel you'll never have to live : surviving without health insurance -- Becoming what you hate -- Let it go : on responding (or not) to online criticism -- When the rebel becomes queen : changing broken systems from the inside -- Terrorist or revolutionary? Deciding who gets to write history -- Giving up the sky -- What we didn't see : power, protest, story -- What living in South Africa taught me about being white in America -- It's about ethics in dating -- Hijacking the Hugo Awards -- Dear SFWA writers : let's chat about censorship and bullying -- With great power comes great responsibility : on empathy and the power of privilege -- Rage doesn't exist in a vacuum -- Why I'm not afraid of the Internet -- We have always fought : challenging the "women, cattle, and slaves" narrative -- Epilogue : What are we fighting for? Summary:  A collection of essays by double Hugo Award-winning essayist and fantasy novelist Kameron Hurley. Essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer. Unapologetically outspoken, Hurley has contributed essays to The Atlantic, Locus, Tor.com, and others on the rise of women in genre and her passion for Science Fiction and Fantasy. Kameron Hurley is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her first trilogy, the Bel Dame Apocrypha, is set on a far-future desert planet whose technology is based on insects and whose matriarchal, Islam-inspired cultures are locked in perpetual war. Her second trilogy, the Worldbreaker Saga, is a dark epic fantasy that aims to subvert the genre's tropes such as the hero's journey. Genre:  Essays. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 809.38762 H965g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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