Abnormal Maternities. Reproduction in Science Fiction Films of the Nineties

Authors

  • Lidia Meras

Abstract

This paper focus on a key issue in science fiction film of the nineties: abnormal maternity. The article traces the historical background and then distinguish the main maternity typologies: forced, monstrous and altered. Finally, analyzes each of them taking a film as a representative example. The text aims to show how these films update traditional plots of science fiction adapted to the new audiences.

Keywords

science fiction, nineties, reproduction, Handmaid’s Tale, Species, Alien Resurrection

Published

01-09-2012

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