Gender, Science Fiction Television, and the American Security State

As American security became increasingly dependent on technology to shape the consciousness of its populace and to defend them, science fiction shows like The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and The X-Files both promoted the regime's gendered logic and raised significant questions about that logic and its gendered roles.

"Wildermuth's examination of the significance of gender in American security state culture is both a searching analysis of science fiction television in its most formative decade and a compendium of feminist culture critique. His book will be a major inflection point for further debate on issues of philosophical and political importance." - Steven M. Sanders, Bridgewater State University, USA and editor of The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film

"Television can both reflect and shape popular perceptions of social and political movements. In his discussion of the gendered logic of the security state, Mark E. Wildermuth advances a fascinating thesis which is strongly bolstered by his savvy and literate analysis of science fiction television. Well-chosen examples from a wide range of programs make Wildermuth's case plausible, and of interest to scholars of both science fiction and post-war political thought." - Aeon J. Skoble, author of Deleting the State and coeditor of The Philosophy of TV Noir

Autorentext
Mark E. Wildermuth is Professor of English at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. The Evolution of Gendered Security State Logic 2. Before and After the Missile Crisis: Sci Fi TV and Gender, 1958-1968 3. In the Wake of Vietnam: The Paradoxes of the 70s and the Conflicts of the 80s 4. The 1990s: The Complexity of Gender in the Clinton Era 5. Trials and Triumphs in the 9/11 Milieu Conclusion