Fantasy girls: gender in the new universe of science fiction and fantasy television

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Speculating on the Present Chapter 4 Sabrina the Teenage...?: Girls, Witches, Mortals, and the Limitations of Prime-time Feminism Chapter 5 The Cartesian Noveum of Third Rock from the Sun: Gendering Human Bodies and Alien Minds Chapter 6 Scully Hits the Glass Ceiling: Postmodernism, Postfeminism, Posthumanism, and The X-Files Chapter 7 Lois' Locks: Trust and Representation in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Part 8 Dabbling in the Fantastic Chapter 9 What's Happening on Earth?: Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Reflection of Gender Roles Attitudes toward Women Chapter 10 Feminism, Queer Studies, and the Sexual Politics of Xena: Warrior Princess Chapter 11 To Be a Vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer?: Race and (Other) Socially Marginalizing Positions on Horror TV Chapter 12 Biology Is Not Destiny Biology is Fantasy:Cinderella, or to Dream Disney's Impossible/Possible Race Relations Dream Part 13 Projecting the Future Chapter 14 Science, Race, and Gender in Star Trek: Voyager Chapter 15 The Construction of Feminine Identity in Babylon 5 Chapter 16 No Ramps in Space: The Inability to Envision Accessibility in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Chapter 17 Contributor's Notes Chapter 18 Index