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Lisa Yaszek

リサ・ヤスケク

Risa Yaszek

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Career

Occupations
Professor, Science fiction scholar
Active Years
1991-2024
Affiliations
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Memberships
Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA)

Education

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
English
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: United States
magna cum laude
University of Wisconsin-Madison
English
Degree: Master's degree
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: United States
University of Wisconsin-Madison
English
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: United States

Awards

PCA/ACA Susan Koppelman Award for Best Anthology, Multi-authored, or Edited Book in Feminist Studies
2017
Work: Sisters of Tomorrow
Organization: Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association
Result: 受賞
Science Fiction Research Association Clareson Award for Distinguished Service
2014
Organization: Science Fiction Research Association
Result: 受賞
Science Fiction Research Association Mary Kay Bray Writing Award
2014
Organization: Science Fiction Research Association
Result: 受賞
Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award for Research, Teaching and Service
2013
Organization: Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Result: 受賞
Science Fiction Research Association Pioneer Writing Award
2005
Organization: Science Fiction Research Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Future Is Female! Vol. 2: The 1970s: More Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women

2022 Science Fiction Anthology

Classic science fiction stories by women from the 1970s.

Women in science fictionSF history

Literary Afrofuturism in the Twenty-First Century

2020 Science Fiction Criticism

Explores Afrofuturism in 21st-century literature.

AfrofuturismPeople of color

The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women

2018 Science Fiction Anthology

25 classic SF stories by women from pulp pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin.

Women science fiction writers

Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction

2016 Science Fiction Anthology

Works by the first women of science fiction.

Pioneer women in SF

Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women’s Science Fiction

2008 Science Fiction Criticism

Recovering women's science fiction.

Women's SF

The Self Wired: Technology and Subjectivity in Contemporary Narrative

2002 Literary Criticism

Technology and subjectivity in contemporary narrative.

TechnologySubjectivity

Bibliography

  • The Future Is Female! Vol. 2 (2022)
  • Literary Afrofuturism in the Twenty-First Century (2020)
  • The Future Is Female! (2018)
  • Sisters of Tomorrow (2016)
  • Galactic Suburbia (2008)
  • The Self Wired (2002)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly analysisHistorical contextualization
Recurring Motifs
Women's contributionsUnderrepresented groupsSF genre development

Legacy

Prominent American scholar of science fiction literature, focusing on the history, cultural implications, and contributions of women and people of color. Regents Professor at Georgia Tech, former SFRA president, and recipient of multiple awards.

Academic Societies

  • Science Fiction Research Association

In Popular Culture

  • Featured in 2018 AMC miniseries James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction

Quotes

  • “Lisa Yaszek has selected the best of this tradition, by recognized masters as well as lesser-known names who are overdue for rediscovery.”
    Source: The Future is Female (2018)