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A review by twicomb
Clever Girl: Jurassic Park by Hannah McGregor
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Intelligent, well-constructed essays that present interesting insights and interpretations with a feminist slant of Jurassic Park (mainly the first film, although the other films come up from time to time; the book is not really discussed). Obviously recommended for those who already know they enjoy reading pop culture analysis essays. But I would also recommend this as a nice way to tip your toe into the space if you're interested in the idea of pop culture analysis (especially through a feminist lens) but haven't done a lot of reading on it yet. This is a slim volume and the essays and language are accessible, not dense or overrun with terminology.
Here are a few quotes I particularly liked:
-On the dinosaurs: "Their ferocity is the ferocity of deep time: they aren't just dinosaurs, they're chthonic forces, ancient goddesses who have awakened furious and hungry. ...[These] dinosaurs come from the earth and from the past as well as from the lab. And they don't arrive alone: they bring their wilderness with them."
- On the term "nature": "Is it [nature] the opposite of civilization - that which humanity hasn’t intervened in - or is it the opposite of the unnatural, something that is innate or inherent in the world?”
- "Patriarchal cultures throughout history (the Mesopotamians, the Ancient Greeks, the early Christians) have associated chaos with femininity and order with masculinity."
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review.
Here are a few quotes I particularly liked:
-On the dinosaurs: "Their ferocity is the ferocity of deep time: they aren't just dinosaurs, they're chthonic forces, ancient goddesses who have awakened furious and hungry. ...[These] dinosaurs come from the earth and from the past as well as from the lab. And they don't arrive alone: they bring their wilderness with them."
- On the term "nature": "Is it [nature] the opposite of civilization - that which humanity hasn’t intervened in - or is it the opposite of the unnatural, something that is innate or inherent in the world?”
- "Patriarchal cultures throughout history (the Mesopotamians, the Ancient Greeks, the early Christians) have associated chaos with femininity and order with masculinity."
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC for unbiased review.