Female Robots and AI in Science Fiction Cinema

This book is the first comprehensive overview of the history of female-presenting AI and robots in US and UK live-action, science fiction films from 1949 to 2023. It offers an original taxonomy that aids in the examination of 80 films and over 135 characters’ representations, starting with The Perfect Woman (1949) and ending with Robots (2023). Using its representational taxonomy, this book analys...