The Resource Impossible worlds, impossible things : cultural perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures, edited by Melissa Beattie, Ross P. Garner and Una McCormack
Impossible worlds, impossible things : cultural perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures, edited by Melissa Beattie, Ross P. Garner and Una McCormack
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- Summary
- The successful regeneration of Doctor Who in the twenty-first century has sparked unprecedented popular success and renewed interest Otherin the academy. The ten essays assembled in this volume draw on a variety of critical approaches-from cultural theory to audience studies, to classical reception and musicology-to form a wide-ranging interdisciplinary discussion of Doctor Who, classic and new, and its spin-off series, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Other additional contributions from Andrew Pixley, Robert Shearman, Barnaby Edwards, and Matt Hills, the volume is intended to be acces
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Contents
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- Fifty not out : the Doctor's enduring appeal / Ross P. Garner, Melissa Beattie, and Una McCormack -- Part I. The ongoing storm : the Doctor in British society and culture. The regeneration game : Doctor Who and the changing faces of heroism / John Paul Green. The Doctor's burden : racial superiority and panoptic privilege in new Doctor Who / Christine Gilroy. Army of ghosts : sight, knowledge, and the invisible terrorist in Doctor Who / Matthew Jones. Constructing a space for the subversive : science fiction, comedy, and cultural commentary in new Doctor Who / Erica Moore -- Part II. The myth (re- )makers : classical tropes and methodologies. Beware of geeks appropriating Greeks : viewer reception of the myth of Philoctetes in Torchwood / Amanda Potter. Sideways Pompeii! : the use of a historical period to question the Doctor's role in history / Antony G. Keen. A kiss is just a kiss (except when it's not) : life and breath in the Whoniverse / Melissa Beattie
- (cont.) Part III. Traveling with Auntie : institutional debates and framings. "Not sure if it's Marxism in action or a West-End musical" : class, citizenship, and culture in new Doctor Who / Lisa Kerrigan. "Don't you forget about me" : intertextuality and generic anchoring in The Sarah Jane Adventures / Ross P. Garner. The popular electronic : Doctor Who and the BBC's radiophonic workshop / Charlotte Stevens. "Working with Daleks" : a discussion with Robert Shearman and Barnaby Edwards -- Afterword : scholar-fandom's different incarnations / Matt Hills
- Isbn
- 9781443819602
- Label
- Impossible worlds, impossible things : cultural perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures
- Title
- Impossible worlds, impossible things
- Title remainder
- cultural perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Melissa Beattie, Ross P. Garner and Una McCormack
- Subject
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- Conference papers and proceedings
- Conference proceedings
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- )
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- ) -- Congresses
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- ) -- Congresses
- Electronic books
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference
- Popular culture
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program)
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program) -- Congresses
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program) -- Congresses
- Science fiction
- Television
- Torchwood (Television program)
- Torchwood (Television program) -- Congresses
- Torchwood (Television program) -- Congresses
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The successful regeneration of Doctor Who in the twenty-first century has sparked unprecedented popular success and renewed interest Otherin the academy. The ten essays assembled in this volume draw on a variety of critical approaches-from cultural theory to audience studies, to classical reception and musicology-to form a wide-ranging interdisciplinary discussion of Doctor Who, classic and new, and its spin-off series, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Other additional contributions from Andrew Pixley, Robert Shearman, Barnaby Edwards, and Matt Hills, the volume is intended to be acces
- Cataloging source
- CDX
- Dewey number
- 791.4/575
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN1992.8.S35
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Beattie, Melissa
- Garner, Ross P
- McCormack, Una
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- PERFORMING ARTS
- Television
- Popular culture
- Science fiction
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- ) -- Congresses
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program) -- Congresses
- Torchwood (Television program) -- Congresses
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Impossible worlds, impossible things : cultural perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures, edited by Melissa Beattie, Ross P. Garner and Una McCormack
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- Contents
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- Fifty not out : the Doctor's enduring appeal / Ross P. Garner, Melissa Beattie, and Una McCormack -- Part I. The ongoing storm : the Doctor in British society and culture. The regeneration game : Doctor Who and the changing faces of heroism / John Paul Green. The Doctor's burden : racial superiority and panoptic privilege in new Doctor Who / Christine Gilroy. Army of ghosts : sight, knowledge, and the invisible terrorist in Doctor Who / Matthew Jones. Constructing a space for the subversive : science fiction, comedy, and cultural commentary in new Doctor Who / Erica Moore -- Part II. The myth (re- )makers : classical tropes and methodologies. Beware of geeks appropriating Greeks : viewer reception of the myth of Philoctetes in Torchwood / Amanda Potter. Sideways Pompeii! : the use of a historical period to question the Doctor's role in history / Antony G. Keen. A kiss is just a kiss (except when it's not) : life and breath in the Whoniverse / Melissa Beattie
- (cont.) Part III. Traveling with Auntie : institutional debates and framings. "Not sure if it's Marxism in action or a West-End musical" : class, citizenship, and culture in new Doctor Who / Lisa Kerrigan. "Don't you forget about me" : intertextuality and generic anchoring in The Sarah Jane Adventures / Ross P. Garner. The popular electronic : Doctor Who and the BBC's radiophonic workshop / Charlotte Stevens. "Working with Daleks" : a discussion with Robert Shearman and Barnaby Edwards -- Afterword : scholar-fandom's different incarnations / Matt Hills
- Control code
- 651923233
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781443819602
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Other control number
- 9786612650741
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 265074
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)651923233
- Label
- Impossible worlds, impossible things : cultural perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures, edited by Melissa Beattie, Ross P. Garner and Una McCormack
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Fifty not out : the Doctor's enduring appeal / Ross P. Garner, Melissa Beattie, and Una McCormack -- Part I. The ongoing storm : the Doctor in British society and culture. The regeneration game : Doctor Who and the changing faces of heroism / John Paul Green. The Doctor's burden : racial superiority and panoptic privilege in new Doctor Who / Christine Gilroy. Army of ghosts : sight, knowledge, and the invisible terrorist in Doctor Who / Matthew Jones. Constructing a space for the subversive : science fiction, comedy, and cultural commentary in new Doctor Who / Erica Moore -- Part II. The myth (re- )makers : classical tropes and methodologies. Beware of geeks appropriating Greeks : viewer reception of the myth of Philoctetes in Torchwood / Amanda Potter. Sideways Pompeii! : the use of a historical period to question the Doctor's role in history / Antony G. Keen. A kiss is just a kiss (except when it's not) : life and breath in the Whoniverse / Melissa Beattie
- (cont.) Part III. Traveling with Auntie : institutional debates and framings. "Not sure if it's Marxism in action or a West-End musical" : class, citizenship, and culture in new Doctor Who / Lisa Kerrigan. "Don't you forget about me" : intertextuality and generic anchoring in The Sarah Jane Adventures / Ross P. Garner. The popular electronic : Doctor Who and the BBC's radiophonic workshop / Charlotte Stevens. "Working with Daleks" : a discussion with Robert Shearman and Barnaby Edwards -- Afterword : scholar-fandom's different incarnations / Matt Hills
- Control code
- 651923233
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781443819602
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612650741
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 265074
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)651923233
Subject
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Conference proceedings
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- )
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- ) -- Congresses
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- ) -- Congresses
- Electronic books
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference
- Popular culture
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program)
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program) -- Congresses
- Sarah Jane adventures (Television program) -- Congresses
- Science fiction
- Television
- Torchwood (Television program)
- Torchwood (Television program) -- Congresses
- Torchwood (Television program) -- Congresses
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