If gender issues are what you're after, you should definitely check out MEN, WOMEN AND CHAINSAWS by Carol J. Clover. >can anyone recommend materials [a book or, perhaps even better, >a number of essays] that would provide appropriate background >reading for such a course . . . to the extent that the material touches on >[or tackles] the latent gender issues in the genre i would be especially >grateful ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]