I've read Hurley's piece (which, to be honest, I thought went on a bit) at least I think I've read it. I read an essay in A Dribble of Ink so maybe it was an excerpt of the book you are referring to.
Certainly given the essay appeared in an online SF&F fanzine and was specifically about the representation of female warriors in fiction (which applies far more strongly to SF&F writing than to other forms of fictions) and how that diverged from reality, it doesn't seem like an unreasonable Hugo nomination for fan writing. Obviously if it was excerpted from a longer work then it was possibly tailored specifically to the fan audience in the excerpt.
As I said, I found it a bit long-winded. But then I find that with a lot of fan writing and Humanities writing in general. I like things to get to the point quickly and not beat about the bush too much with examples.
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Certainly given the essay appeared in an online SF&F fanzine and was specifically about the representation of female warriors in fiction (which applies far more strongly to SF&F writing than to other forms of fictions) and how that diverged from reality, it doesn't seem like an unreasonable Hugo nomination for fan writing. Obviously if it was excerpted from a longer work then it was possibly tailored specifically to the fan audience in the excerpt.
As I said, I found it a bit long-winded. But then I find that with a lot of fan writing and Humanities writing in general. I like things to get to the point quickly and not beat about the bush too much with examples.