Biology and Manners Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois McMaster Bujold
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Regina Yung Lee is Senior Lecturer in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle Una McCormack is a bestselling science fiction writer, formerly Lecturer in Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Anglia Ruskin Centre for Science Fiction and FantasyReviews<i></i>'<i>Biology
and Manners: Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois McMaster Bujold </i>advances
scholarship on this important author by light-years. This collection covers
nearly the entire chronological range of Bujold’s work, and gives equal
attention to her Vorkosiverse science fiction and her Chalion and Sharing Knife
fantasy worlds. Lee and McCormack have gathered a set of particularly strong
essays applying queer theory and theological analysis to Chalion’s five-god
pantheon and its interactions with humanity, and the chapters on women and
reproduction are equally thought-provoking. Overall, an impressive and
essential addition to Bujold studies.'<br />Janet Brennan Croft,
editor of <i>Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction
and Fantasy</i>
'<i>Biology and Manners</i> substantially advances previous scholarship through its comprehensive coverage of Bujold’s fictional range, its depth, and its attention to detail. The various scholarly approaches provide a central holographic reader response to Bujold’s oeuvre that becomes three-dimensional as the chapters come together, providing a clearer image of Bujold’s literary genius as well as her empathy and subversiveness... the accessibility of the prose in these essays makes this anthology of value not only to scholars and libraries, but also to serious fans.'Sandra Lindow, <i>Science Fiction Studies</i>
'Biology and Manners is a compelling read. Upon completion, the reader is left with a pronounced feeling the anthology will become a
foundational text that promotes future Bujold research... In these ways, Biology and Manners should prove its value to readers for years to come.'<br />
Karen Stewart, <i>Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts</i>
"Overall, this collection’s use and array of theoretical approaches
speaks to the range of Bujold’s writing, the need for further scholarly analysis of
her works, and the impact they continue to have on her readers."<br />Rebecca Jones, <i>Foundation</i>
This volume of essays continues the establishment of Lois McMaster Bujold as an important author of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. It argues persuasively that Bujold's corpus spans the distance between two full arcs of US feminism, and has anticipated or responded to several of its current concerns in ways that invite or even require theoretical exploration.
The fourteen essays collected here provide wide-ranging scholarly analyses of Bujold’s work and worlds so far, covering not only the science fiction and fantasy series, but taking into account the wealth of ancillary material inspired by her works, such as fan fiction and role-playing games. Examining the major series through a range of perspectives, including feminist readings, queer theory, and disability studies, this volume aims to establish beyond doubt the seriousness of intent behind Bujold’s various artistic projects and provide a set of rich readings of this engaging, experimental, playful, and popular author.
The fourteen essays collected here provide wide-ranging scholarly analysesof Bujold’s work and worlds so far, covering not only the science fiction and fantasyseries, but taking into account the wealth of ancillary material inspired byher works, such as fan fiction and role-playing games.
Introduction: The Emergence of Bujold Studies
Regina Yung Lee and Una McCormack
The History of Scholarship on Lois McMaster Bujold’s Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Feminist Bibliographic Essay
Robin Anne Reid
Section 2: Bujold’s Women
Untimely Graces: Gender, Failure, and Sainthood in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Paladin of Souls
Regina Yung Lee
You Wish to Have the Curse Reversed? Traditional Narrative Motifs of Gender Reconfigured in Bujold’s Chalion Novels
Caitlin Herington
In Quiet Converse: The Intertextual Speaking of Madame Vorsoisson and Miss Price
Katharine Woods
Section 3: Heroes’ Journeys
The Shape of a Hero’s Soul: Exploring the Paradox of Fate and Free Will in The Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls
C. Palmer-Patel
The Road and the River: Genre-Neering a Future in The Sharing Knife Series
Sylvia Kelso
Pain Made Holy: Narratives of Disability and Pain in The Curse of Chalion
Joanne Woiak
Section 4: Potential Futures and Imagined Pasts
Queering Barrayar: The Uterine Replicator in Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
Jey Saung
‘What you need is a liege lord’: Futuristic Feudalism in The Warrior’s Apprentice
Sarah Lindsay
Womb with a View: Ectogenesis in Ethan of Athos and Brave New World
Ally Wolfe
Section 5: Holy Families
The Holy Family: Divine Queerness in The Curse of Chalion and The Hallowed Hunt
Robin Anne Reid
The Bastard Balances All: The Essential Other in Bujold’s Queer Theology
Meg MacDonald
Section 6: Beyond the Books
The Naismith Stratagem: Authenticity and Adaptation in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game
Jennifer Woodward and Peter Wright
Canon Compliance and Creative Analysis in Vorkosigan Saga Fan Fiction
Kristina Busse