Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Communication Studies
Department
Communication Studies
First Advisor
Jandt, Fred
Second Advisor
Hundly, Heather
Third Advisor
Heisterkamp, Brian
Abstract
This thesis is a queer theory analysis of the feminist science fiction novel The Kanshou by Sally Miller Gearhart. After exploring both male and female authored science fiction in the literature review, two themes were to be dominant. The goal of this thesis is to answer the questions, can the traditional themes that are prevalent in male authored science fiction and feminist science fiction in representing gender and sexual orientation dichotomies be found in The Kanshou? And does Gearhart challenge these dichotomies by destabilizing them? The analysis found determined that Gearhart's The Kanshou does challenge traditional sociological norms of binary gender identities and sexual orientation the majority of the time.
Recommended Citation
Floerke, Jennifer Jodelle, "A queer look at feminist science fiction: Examing Sally Miller Gearhart's The Kanshou" (2005). Theses Digitization Project. 2889.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2889
