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A Feminist Scholar Explains Why Will Smith's Words Speak As Loudly As His Actions, Marleen S. Barr
A Feminist Scholar Explains Why Will Smith's Words Speak As Loudly As His Actions, Marleen S. Barr
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Marleen S. Barr's contribution to the American Association of University Professors Academe magazine blog links the Will Smith slap to literary criticism to explain why the words Ssmith shouted are as important as his actions. .
The Wizard Of Roz, Marleen S. Barr
The Wizard Of Roz, Marleen S. Barr
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In this humorous short story by Marleen S. Barr an emissary from the planet Roz and a dragon who lives in an invisible tree inside Trump Tower save America from the Big Lie.
Megxit Yields Trumpxit, Marleen S. Barr
Megxit Yields Trumpxit, Marleen S. Barr
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This short story is about how Meghan Markle becomes Queen of the United States, makes America Great Britain again--and replaces Trump.
Milk Duds, Marleen S. Barr
Milk Duds, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a satirical short story about Trump's immigration policy.
Honey, I Teleported The President Or When Trump Changed: The Feminist Science Fiction Justice League Quashes The Orange Outrage Pussy Grabber Fights Horror Fiction With Horror Fiction, Marleen S. Barr
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The science fiction subgenre Marleen S. Barr defines as “Trumppunk” provides the best textual means to diffuse the prevarication which profusely emanates from what Stephen Colbert calls Trump’s “mouth hole.” With this point in mind, Barr wrote When Trump Changed: The Feminist Science Fiction Justice League Quashes The Orange Outrage Pussy Grabber, the first single-authored Trump-focused short story collection. Her intention was to fight Trump's misogynistic horror fiction with satirical feminist horror fiction.
Feminist Sci-Fi Author Pens Fantasy Short Story Collection About Trump Post-Impeachment, In A Galaxy Far Far Away, Marleen S. Barr
Feminist Sci-Fi Author Pens Fantasy Short Story Collection About Trump Post-Impeachment, In A Galaxy Far Far Away, Marleen S. Barr
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This blog post contains a short story published in Marleen S. Barr's WHEN TRUMP CHANGED: THE FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION JUSTICE LEAGUE QUASHES THE ORANGE OUTRAGE PUSSY GRABBER.
Brett Kavanaugh Enters The Twilight Zone, Marleen S. Barr
Brett Kavanaugh Enters The Twilight Zone, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a short story about Brett Kavanaugh and THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
My Unfair Trumpie Closely Encounters 'Julie Andrews', Marleen S. Barr
My Unfair Trumpie Closely Encounters 'Julie Andrews', Marleen S. Barr
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This is a humorous short story about Trump.
Forever? Or Ursula K. Le Guin Makes America Great Again By Repositioning Trump As The Dispossessed, Marleen S. Barr
Forever? Or Ursula K. Le Guin Makes America Great Again By Repositioning Trump As The Dispossessed, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a poem about Ursula K. Le Guin and Trump.
An Interview With Feminist Science Fiction Scholar Dr. Marleen S. Barr, Marleen S. Barr
An Interview With Feminist Science Fiction Scholar Dr. Marleen S. Barr, Marleen S. Barr
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This is an interview with Marleen S. Barr about her single authored short fiction anthology WHEN TRUMP CHANGED; THE FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION JUSTICE LEAGUE QUASHES THE ORANGE OUTRAGE PUSSY GRABBER.
Resisting Trump And Embracing Flem Snopes, Marleen S. Barr
Resisting Trump And Embracing Flem Snopes, Marleen S. Barr
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Marleen S. Barr discusses "feminist science fiction scholar" in light of current sexual harassment.
Sex And The Single Feminist Science Fiction Scholar, Marleen S. Barr
Sex And The Single Feminist Science Fiction Scholar, Marleen S. Barr
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In the AAUP magazine ACADEME, feminist science fiction scholar Marleen S. Barr discusses her past in light of #MeToo.
Fighting The 'Cold Civil War' Or The Inadvertent Epic Involving Roseanne And Valerie And Samantha And Ivanka, Marleen S. Barr
Fighting The 'Cold Civil War' Or The Inadvertent Epic Involving Roseanne And Valerie And Samantha And Ivanka, Marleen S. Barr
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This article provides critical context to the media attention Roseanne and Samantha Bee's use of profane language generated.
A Feminist Extraterrestrial Special Forces Commander Causes Trump To Become Gone With The Wind, Marleen S. Barr
A Feminist Extraterrestrial Special Forces Commander Causes Trump To Become Gone With The Wind, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a humorous short story about Trump.
Little Trumpie Runs Amok At Mar-A-Lago, Marleen S. Barr
Little Trumpie Runs Amok At Mar-A-Lago, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a short story that imagines that Trump becomes a child who wreaks havoc at Mar-a-Lago.
Trumppunk Resists Presidential Bunk Or, Updating Obscure Mirrorshades With Revelatory Magnifying Glasses Enhances Seeing The Forces Of Normalcy, Marleen S. Barr
Trumppunk Resists Presidential Bunk Or, Updating Obscure Mirrorshades With Revelatory Magnifying Glasses Enhances Seeing The Forces Of Normalcy, Marleen S. Barr
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Trumppunk is a genre that Marleen S. Barr theorizes as a complement to her original fiction published in WHEN TRUMP CHANGED: THE FEMINIST SCIENCE FICTION JUSTICE LEAGUE QUASHES THE ORANGE OUTRAGE PUSSY GRABBER.
President Harvey Weinstein Inaugurates The Pig Party, Marleen S. Barr
President Harvey Weinstein Inaugurates The Pig Party, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a satirical short story about the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault situation.
Ursula K. Le Guin: An Anthropologist Of Other Worlds, Marleen S. Barr Remembers A Titan Of Science Fiction, Marleen S. Barr
Ursula K. Le Guin: An Anthropologist Of Other Worlds, Marleen S. Barr Remembers A Titan Of Science Fiction, Marleen S. Barr
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This is Marleen S. Barr's obituary for Ursula K. Le Guin which was published in Nature magazine.
Report From New York City, Marleen S. Barr
Report From New York City, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a science fiction scholar's eyewitness account of the September 11, 2001 New York City attack.
Duck, Donald: A Trump Exorcism, Marleen S. Barr
Duck, Donald: A Trump Exorcism, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a satirical short story about Trump.
A Flying Saucer Belonging To A Joan Rivers Clone Lands On Temple Emanu-El Of New York's Roof (Sans Fiddler), Marleen S. Barr
A Flying Saucer Belonging To A Joan Rivers Clone Lands On Temple Emanu-El Of New York's Roof (Sans Fiddler), Marleen S. Barr
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This is a humorous short story which describes Joan Rivers' memorial service in terms of science fiction.
Into The Chappaqua Woods: Or A Spaceship From A Feminist Planet Lands On Trump's White House Lawn, Marleen S. Barr
Into The Chappaqua Woods: Or A Spaceship From A Feminist Planet Lands On Trump's White House Lawn, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a science fiction story about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Swansong For Trump, Marleen S. Barr
Swansong For Trump, Marleen S. Barr
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This is a short story about how Trump encounters fire breathing trumpeter swans.
Oy Science Fiction: On Genre, Criticism, And Alien Love: An Interview With Marleen S. Barr, C. Jason Smith, Ximena C. Gallardo, Marleen S. Barr
Oy Science Fiction: On Genre, Criticism, And Alien Love: An Interview With Marleen S. Barr, C. Jason Smith, Ximena C. Gallardo, Marleen S. Barr
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Marleen S. Barr is a pioneer of feminist science fiction criticism and a leader in the fight against the ghettoizing influences of genre-labeling in literary criticism. While the noteworthy Feminist Fabulation: Space/Postmodern Fiction (University of Iowa Press, 1992) has been praised as Barr's seminal work in feminist science fiction criticism and theory, it is in Genre Fission: A New Discourse Practice for Cultural Studies (U of Iowa P, 2000) where she takes on literary critics' discriminatory practices against "genre fiction" in general and fantasy and science fiction in particular.
Currently teaching at Fordham University in New York City, Barr has …