Doctor Who: A British Alien?
This book argues that Doctor Who, the world's longest-running science fiction series often considered to be about distant planets and monsters, is in reality just as much about Britain and Britishness. Danny Nicol explores how the show, through science fiction allegory and metaphor, constructs...
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| Médium: | Elektronický zdroj E-kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Vydání: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| ISBN: | 9783319658346 |
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- 1. Whonited Kingdom
- 2. "One Tiny, Damp Little Island": Doctor Who's Construction of Britishness
- 3. "Lots of Planets Have A North!" Scottishness, Welshness and Northernness in Doctor Who
- 4. "The Enemy of the World": globalised law versus British Self-government
- 5. Is the Doctor a War Criminal?
- 6. From Davos to Davros: corporate power in Britain and in Doctor Who
- 7. Conclusion: Doctor Who's post-democratic Britain.