Pregnancy, Childbirth and Nursing in Feminist Dystopia: Marianne de Pierres’s Transformation Space (2010)

Humanities

Jessica Aliaga-Lavrijsen¹ 

[1] Department of English and German Philology, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna, 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;

关键词: childbirth;    contemporary Australian literature;    dystopic novel;    feminism;    feminist SF;    nursing;   

DOI  :  10.3390/h9030058

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Marianne de Pierres’s Transformation Space (2010) is a rare example of an Australian novel set in an apocalyptic and dystopic interstellar future where pregnancy, childbearing and nursing have a presence that is quite uncommon in Science Fiction (SF). Despite the fact that the genre of SF and that of space opera in particular have been traditionally quite male-oriented, in the last years feminist theories of several kinds have been an undeniable transformative influence. This article intends to analyse not only how these specifically female issues related to motherhood/mothering are presented in the novel, but also to explore their function and role. A close reading of these topics will show whether they endorse a solid feminist stance or are just colourful feminist details in a male-dominated space opera and, in turn, if they have a specifically narrative purpose in the context of the dystopic subgenre.

【 授权许可】

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