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Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror episodes
- S03, E15: Women’s jobs in fantasyHaving already looked at women's jobs in science fiction, we decided to turn our critical gaze to fantasy.Fantasy fiction tends to mimic the world that we know, whether historical or contemporary, but alters it in ways that can either be subtle or all-consuming. If you can believe that dragons exist in an alternative world, why can’t you believe that there might be women with skills independent of the men around them?Full episode notes are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr 1 min
- S03, E15: Women's jobs in fantasyHaving already looked at women's jobs in science fiction, we decided to turn our critical gaze to fantasy.Fantasy fiction tends to mimic the world that we know, whether historical or contemporary, but alters it in ways that can either be subtle or all-consuming. If you can believe that dragons exist in an alternative world, why can’t you believe that there might be women with skills independent of the men around them?Full episode notes are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr 1 min
- Grimdark with Anna Smith Spark
Sometimes the sheer number of sub-genres and niche areas within the SFF world can feel completely overwhelming. What do they all mean? Where does one thing become another? One of the most confusing – and most commonly talked about – sub-genres is Grimdark. Other than it being grim and dark, what defines it as a […]
The post Grimdark with Anna Smith Spark first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.50 min - S03, E14: Grimdark with Anna Smith SparkWe spoke with author Anna Smith Spark, Queen of Grimdark, to try and get to the bottom of what exactly Grimdark is."In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war."Full episode notes, including texts mentioned in the episode, can be found at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com50 min
- Women’s jobs in science fiction
With equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future have women in the same roles they occupy now, or do they have them in traditionally male-dominated jobs? #SorryNotSorry for the ten minutes plus of Star Trek talk. This […]
The post Women’s jobs in science fiction first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.58 min - S03, E13: Women’s jobs in science fictionWith equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future have women in the same roles they occupy now, or do they have them in traditionally male-dominated jobs?We celebrate the wonderful women who are shattering the glass ceiling in one of our favourite genres, from doctors, mechanics, and military leaders, there are some truly inspirational and badass women working hard in science fiction.Full episode notes including a list of all texts mentioned in the episode can be found at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com58 min
- S03, E13: Women's jobs in science fictionWith equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future have women in the same roles they occupy now, or do they have them in traditionally male-dominated jobs?We celebrate the wonderful women who are shattering the glass ceiling in one of our favourite genres, from doctors, mechanics, and military leaders, there are some truly inspirational and badass women working hard in science fiction.Full episode notes including a list of all texts mentioned in the episode can be found at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com58 min
- Toxic masculinity
We started this podcast to highlight the issues around the representation of women in genre fiction. But women aren’t the only ones who suffer at the hands of harmful tropes, poor characterisation, and limiting traditional gender roles. In this episode, we discuss the men-folk. While they may tend to get the majority of ‘screen time’ […]
The post Toxic masculinity first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.1 hr 10 min - S03, E12: Toxic MasculinityWe started this podcast to highlight the issues around the representation of women in genre fiction. But women aren’t the only ones who suffer at the hands of harmful tropes, poor characterisation, and limiting traditional gender roles.In this episode, we discuss the men-folk. While they may tend to get the majority of 'screen time' across all genre fiction mediums, they don’t always have it easy. Predominantly, tropes around male characters promote ideas of masculinity that are impossible to live up to.Full episode notes, including links to all texts mentioned in this episode, are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr 10 min
- Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson Makala
Ghost literature written by women in the 19th century was more about social commentary than pure entertainment, argues academic Melissa Edmundson Makala. Charlotte positively geeks out with Melissa about her book, Women’s Ghost Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Gothic Literary Studies). Many of us will know the big names in women’s gothic literature, writers like Mary Shelley […]
The post Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson Makala first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.1 hr
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Podcast discussing women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hosted by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom. New episodes every other Thursday.