Doomsday ecology and empathy for nature: Women scientists in "B" horror movies

Science Communication

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-555

  Jackson, J Kasi ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ecodoom; environmentalism; feminist science studies; gender and science; women scientists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855488085     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547011417893     Document Type: Article

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