Doctor Who and Race

Lindy Orthia

ISBN 10: 1783200367 / ISBN 13: 9781783200368

Published by Intellect 2013-06-28, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doctor Who and Race
• Publisher: Intellect 2013-06-28
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783200367
• ISBN 13: 9781783200368
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Lindy Orthia teaches at Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University.