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Because speculative genres explore variants of reproduction, as well as possible futures, SF writers have often explored the social, political, technological, and biological consequences of pregnancy and reproduction. ==Themes== As real-world reproductive technology has advanced, SF works have become increasingly interested in representing alternative modes of reproduction.〔 Among the uses of pregnancy and reproduction themes regularly encountered in science fiction are: * Other modes of sexual reproduction;〔 * Parthenogenetic reproduction;〔 * inter-species reproduction; * the use of technology in reproduction ;〔John Allman, "Motherless Creation: Motifs in Science Fiction", ''North Dakota Quarterly'', v.58, n.2, pp. 124–132 (Spring 1990).〕〔Valerie Broege, "Views on Human Reproduction and Technology in Science Fiction", ''Extrapolation'', v. 29, n.3, pp. 197–215 (Fall 1988).〕 * gender issues and political concerns around reproduction; * Large-scale infertility; * horror themes relating to parasitism and slavery. * Gender politics. The phenomenon of pregnancy itself has been the subject of numerous works, both directly and metaphorically. These works may relate pregnancy to parasitism or slavery, or simply use pregnancy as a strong contrast with horror. For example, in the film, ''Rosemary's Baby'' (1968) (based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin) a woman is tricked into a satanic pregnancy by her husband.〔Lucy Fischer, "Birth Traumas: Parturition and Horror in Rosemary's Baby", Cinema Journal, v.31, n.3, pp. 3–16 (1992).〕〔Karyn Valerius, "Rosemary's Baby, Gothic Pregnancy, and Fetal Subjects", College Literature, v.32, no. 3, pp.116–135 (Summer 2005).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reproduction and pregnancy in speculative fiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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