Alien woman
Subtitle: the making of Lt. Ripley
By: Ximena Gallardo C. and C. Jason Smith.
Contributors: Smith, C. Jason.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Ripley (Fictitious character); Alien films -- History and criticism.; Sex role in motion pictures.
Description: This text examines the construction of sex and gender in the four science-fiction films comprising the Alien saga (starring Sigourney Weaver). It will be useful to researchers and teachers in film, mass communication, women's studies, gender studies and genre studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-219) and index.