{"product_id":"alien-woman-the-making-of-lt-ellen-ripley-9780826419101","title":"Alien Woman The Making of Lt Ellen Ripley","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the construction of sex and gender in the four science-fiction films comprising the Alien saga (starring Sigourney Weaver). This book focuses on how the writers and directors have re-written Ripley and how each revision informs our understanding of women in science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'...[a] look between the lines and behind the scenes to dissect Ripley and her place in movie history.' Minnesota Daily 'Doing a trans-textual analysis of the films, the authors place the films firmly within the cultural landscape that produced them....Gallardo and Smith do a good job analyzing the films, especially the alter ones, and setting them squarely and intelligently within their historical context.' Post Script '...a serious contribution to academia, for it is well-researched and conscientiously documented, but its strength is that it is highly accessible to the average fan...written with clarity, with a diverse audience in mind' The Review of Horror Fiction\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Can't Live with Them, Can't Kill Them; Chapter 1: Men, Women, and Alien Baby; Chapter 2: Ripley Gets her Gun: Aliens and the Reagan Era Hero. Chapter 3: \"The Bitch Is Back\": The Iconoclastic Body in Alien; Chapter 4: \"Who Are You?\" Alien Resurrection and the Posthuman Subject; Afterword: Alien Woman; Selected Bibliography; Notes; Index.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768199545175,"sku":"9780826419101","price":23.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alien-woman-the-making-of-lt-ellen-ripley-9780826419101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}