Doctor Who – New Dawn: Essays on the Jodie Whittaker era

By: Brigid Cherry, Matt Hills and Andrew O’Day

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Synopsis: Doctor Who – new dawn explores the latest cultural moment in this long-running BBC TV series: the casting of a female lead. Analysing showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker’s era means considering contemporary Doctor Who as an inclusive, regendered brand. Featuring original interview material with cast members, this edited collection also includes an in-depth discussion with Segun Akinola, composer of the iconic theme tune’s current version. The book critically address the series’ representations of diversity, as well as fan responses to the thirteenth Doctor via the likes of memes, cosplay and even translation into Spanish as a grammatically gendered language. In addition, concluding essays look at how this moment of Who has been merchandised, especially via the ‘experience economy’, and how official/unofficial reactions to UK lockdown helped the show to further re-emphasise its public-service potential.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781526151865
Related ISBNs:: 9781526151872, 9781526151889
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 04/27/23
Copyrighted By:: Brigid Cherry, Matt Hills and Andrew O’Day
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Andrew O'Day
Edited by:: Matthew Hills
Edited by:: Brigid Cherry

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