Where no Black woman has gone before : subversive portrayals in speculative film and TV /

Mafe, Diana Adesola,

Where no Black woman has gone before : subversive portrayals in speculative film and TV / Diana Adesola Mafe. - First edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : to boldly go -- Seeking a friend for the end of the world : 28 Days Later -- Last one standing : Alien vs. Predator -- The black Madonna : Children of Men -- Thank heaven for little girls : Beasts of the Southern Wild -- Intergalactic companions : Firefly and Doctor Who -- Coda : final frontiers.



9781477315248


Women, Black, in motion pictures.
Women on television.
Black people on television.
Sex role in motion pictures.
Sex role on television.
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Fantasy films--History and criticism.
Horror films--History and criticism.
Science fiction television programs--History and criticism.
Horror television programs--History and criticism.
Fantasy television programs--History and criticism.
Motion pictures--History--21st century.
Television programs--History--21st century.


Electronic Books.

PN1995 / .W447 2018