Doctor Who and Race

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Edited by Lindy Orthia

Type

Essays

Subject

One Film > Doctor Who (TV Series)

Keywords

TV Series, racial issues

Publishing date

2013

Publisher

Intellect Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 256 pages
7 x 9 inches (18 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-78320-036-8

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Book Presentation:
Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction television series in the world and is regularly watched by millions of people across the globe. While its scores of fans adore the show with cult-like devotion, the fan-contributors to this book argue that there is an uncharted dimension to Doctor Who. Bringing together diverse perspectives on race and its representation in Doctor Who, this anthology offers new understandings of the cultural significance of race in the programme – how the show’s representations of racial diversity, colonialism, nationalism and racism affect our daily lives and change the way we relate to each other.
An accessible introduction to critical race theory, postcolonial studies and other race-related academic fields, the 23 contributors deftly combine examples of the popular cultural icon and personal reflections to provide an analysis that is at once approachable but also filled with the intellectual rigor of academic critique.

Press Reviews:
“Doctor Who and Race is an engaging collection that presents a solid overview of the connections to race, colonialism, diaspora, and xenophobia that occur within the show.”
Science Fiction Studies

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