Marleen S. Barr (born March 1, 1953) teaches communication and media studies at Fordham University, New York City. She is notable for her significant contributions to science fiction studies, for which she won a Pilgrim Award from the Science Fiction Research Association in 1997.[1] Her primary contributions have been her foundational work in the field of feminist science fiction criticism;[2] her 1981 anthology Future Females: A Critical Anthology "served as an introduction and eye-opener to the field of Feminist Science Fiction."[3]
Marleen Barr | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | March 1, 1953
Awards | Pilgrim Award, Science Fiction Research Association (1997) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Fordham University, New York City |
Main interests | Communication and media studies, particularly science fiction studies |
Notable ideas | Feminist science fiction criticism |
Marleen Sandra Barr was born on March 1, 1953, in New York City, New York.[4] She attended the University of Michigan in 1975, where she received her master's degree and the University at Buffalo in 1979, receiving her PhD.[5]