Doctor Who: A British Alien?

AvDanny Nicol

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-02-15
Mått:148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt:534 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:291
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319658339

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Television inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Danny Nicol is Professor of Public Law at the University of Westminster, UK. He specialises in constitutional law, European Union law and the UK’s Human Rights Act. He is the author of EC Membership and the Judicialisation of British Politics (2001) and The Constitutional Protection of Capitalism (2010).

Innehållsförteckning

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.