Anna McFarlane

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Anna McFarlane is a literary scholar whose research sits at the intersection of gender studies, science fiction, and the medical humanities, with a particular focus on representations of maternity, reproduction, and the posthuman. Her major contributions include co-editing the influential *Routledge Handbook to the Culture and Media of the Climate Crisis* and authoring *Cyberfeminism and Gender Violence*, works that have shaped contemporary discussions on how speculative fiction and media respond to ecological and social crises. McFarlane’s most cited paper, “Maternity and Motherlessness” (2023), explores the erasure and reimagining of maternal figures in narratives of artificial life and post-apocalyptic fiction, engaging with texts from the 17th century to the present. Though her citation counts are modest—reflecting the niche yet vital nature of her field—her work has been recognized for its interdisciplinary rigor, earning her a reputation as a key voice in feminist science fiction studies. McFarlane’s scholarship consistently challenges readers to reconsider the political and ethical dimensions of creation, care, and survival in speculative worlds, making her research essential for students and scholars interested in gender, technology, and the future of the human.