>I am a frequent viewer of the list, but a rare contributor. I have a
>student doing a project on science fiction who is examining alternate
>forms of reproduction. We have several examples of all female societies
>solving reproduction in interesting ways, but can uncover only one all
>male society in utopian sf where reproduction is a major issue. This is
>in the book _Ethan of Athos_ by Lois M. Bujold. Other suggestions of
>books that we might consider would be welcome.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Sandra Gilchrist
>New College
Well, this isn't about an all male society, but it isn't about an all female
one either...
Thre's a typically striking short story by James Tiptree Jr. about the
social attitudes consequent on haploid reproduction in human beings. One of
Tiptree's distinctions is that she wrote about reproduction as a biological
function, rather than (conventionally) as a sociosexual one.
Unfortunately I can't remember the title of that story and my Tiptree books
are not at hand. Does this ring a bell, anybody?
-- Susan Armstrong
anariska@mortimer.com
Susan Armstrong * Vancouver, Canada * anariska@mortimer.com
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