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Doctor Who: A British Alien?
Taschenbuch von Danny Nicol
Sprache: Englisch

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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 national identity in an era in which identities are precarious, ambivalent, transient and elusive. It argues that Doctor Whös projection of Britishness is not merely descriptive but normative¿putting forward a vision of what the British ought to be. The book interrogates the substance of Doctor Whös Britishness in terms of individualism, entrepreneurship, public service, class, gender, race and sexuality. It analyses the show¿s response to the pressures on British identity wrought by devolution and separatist currents in Scotland and Wales, globalisation, foreign policy adventures and the unrelenting rise of the transnational corporation.
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 national identity in an era in which identities are precarious, ambivalent, transient and elusive. It argues that Doctor Whös projection of Britishness is not merely descriptive but normative¿putting forward a vision of what the British ought to be. The book interrogates the substance of Doctor Whös Britishness in terms of individualism, entrepreneurship, public service, class, gender, race and sexuality. It analyses the show¿s response to the pressures on British identity wrought by devolution and separatist currents in Scotland and Wales, globalisation, foreign policy adventures and the unrelenting rise of the transnational corporation.
Über den Autor

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).

Zusammenfassung

A timely look at how Doctor Who explores and constructs British national identity

Argues that Doctor Who puts forward a vision of what British ought to be

Only book to consider Doctor Who's relationship with Britain and the British, politics and the law

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.
Who
nited 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.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xii
291 S.
3 s/w Illustr.
7 farbige Illustr.
291 p. 10 illus.
7 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319881133
ISBN-10: 3319881132
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nicol, Danny
Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Maße: 210 x 148 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Danny Nicol
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2019
Gewicht: 0,396 kg
Artikel-ID: 115309664
Über den Autor

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).

Zusammenfassung

A timely look at how Doctor Who explores and constructs British national identity

Argues that Doctor Who puts forward a vision of what British ought to be

Only book to consider Doctor Who's relationship with Britain and the British, politics and the law

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.
Who
nited 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.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Fotografie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xii
291 S.
3 s/w Illustr.
7 farbige Illustr.
291 p. 10 illus.
7 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319881133
ISBN-10: 3319881132
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nicol, Danny
Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Maße: 210 x 148 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Danny Nicol
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2019
Gewicht: 0,396 kg
Artikel-ID: 115309664
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