<p>You can find the podcast on <a href='https://www.threads.net/@everyscififilm'>Threads</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/everyscififilm'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/everyscififilm.bsky.social'>Bluesky</a>. <br/><br/>I Married a Monster from Outer Space was released as part of a double bill (with The Blob) in 1958. The story focuses on newlywed couple Marge and Bill Farrell but unbeknownst to his new bride and the whole town Bill has been replaced by an alien on the eve of their wedding. <br/><br/>Themes of marriage, resentments and gendered expectations are as rife as can be expected in the 1950s. We have two insightful experts help shine a light on these themes. </p><p><b>The Experts </b></p><p>Thomas Doherty is a professor of American Studies at Brandeis University, he is a cultural historian with a special interest in Hollywood cinema on which he has written extensively. </p><p>Sherryl Vint is Professor of Science Fiction Media Studies at the University of California, Riverside. She has written/edited many books about science fiction. </p><p><b>Chapters </b></p><p>00:00 Introduction </p><p>01:58 Science fiction golden age and the marriage melodrama </p><p>05:27 The female led sci-fi film and Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique </p><p>08:40 Patriarchal expectations of 1950s men </p><p>13:24 Changes in post war America </p><p>16:33 The Hays production code and the scandalous double bed </p><p>21:19 The Alien: looking good and learning to love </p><p>26:14 Marge’s dilemma</p><p>30:42 Romantic, sexual and gendered anxiety </p><p>39:20 Devil Girl from Mars: Aliens are coming to take our men! </p><p>41:36 Legacy </p><p>45:59 Recommendations for the listeners</p><p><br/><b>NEXT EPISODE! </b></p><p>Next episode we will be hopping slightly back in time and discussing The Mysterians from 1957. The film was made in Japan by Toho studios. It is quite difficult to buy or rent a copy but is available in some regions on FlixFling, The Criterion Channel and some other internet sites. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

Ayesha Khan

I Married a Monster from Outer Space: Gender expectations in 1958

MAR 30, 202550 MIN
Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

I Married a Monster from Outer Space: Gender expectations in 1958

MAR 30, 202550 MIN

Description

<p>You can find the podcast on <a href='https://www.threads.net/@everyscififilm'>Threads</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/everyscififilm'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/everyscififilm.bsky.social'>Bluesky</a>. <br/><br/>I Married a Monster from Outer Space was released as part of a double bill (with The Blob) in 1958. The story focuses on newlywed couple Marge and Bill Farrell but unbeknownst to his new bride and the whole town Bill has been replaced by an alien on the eve of their wedding. <br/><br/>Themes of marriage, resentments and gendered expectations are as rife as can be expected in the 1950s. We have two insightful experts help shine a light on these themes. </p><p><b>The Experts </b></p><p>Thomas Doherty is a professor of American Studies at Brandeis University, he is a cultural historian with a special interest in Hollywood cinema on which he has written extensively. </p><p>Sherryl Vint is Professor of Science Fiction Media Studies at the University of California, Riverside. She has written/edited many books about science fiction. </p><p><b>Chapters </b></p><p>00:00 Introduction </p><p>01:58 Science fiction golden age and the marriage melodrama </p><p>05:27 The female led sci-fi film and Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique </p><p>08:40 Patriarchal expectations of 1950s men </p><p>13:24 Changes in post war America </p><p>16:33 The Hays production code and the scandalous double bed </p><p>21:19 The Alien: looking good and learning to love </p><p>26:14 Marge’s dilemma</p><p>30:42 Romantic, sexual and gendered anxiety </p><p>39:20 Devil Girl from Mars: Aliens are coming to take our men! </p><p>41:36 Legacy </p><p>45:59 Recommendations for the listeners</p><p><br/><b>NEXT EPISODE! </b></p><p>Next episode we will be hopping slightly back in time and discussing The Mysterians from 1957. The film was made in Japan by Toho studios. It is quite difficult to buy or rent a copy but is available in some regions on FlixFling, The Criterion Channel and some other internet sites. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>