Synopses & Reviews
Since its premiere in November 1963, the classic British television program
Doctor Who has been a cornerstone of popular culture for half a century. From the earliest andldquo;Exterminate!andrdquo; to the recent andldquo;Allons-y!,andrdquo; from the white-haired grandfather to the wide-grinned youth, the show has depicted the adventures of a time-traveling, dual-hearted, quick-witted, and multi-faced hero as he battles Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, and all manner of nasties. And, like its main character, who can regenerate his body and change his appearance,
Doctor Who fandom has developed and changed significantly in the fifty years since its inception.
In this engaging and insightful collection, fans and scholars from around the globe explore fan fiction, fan videos, and fan knitting, as well as the creation of new languages. As multifaceted as the character himself, Doctor Who fans come in many forms, and this book investigates thoroughly the multitude of fandoms, fan works, and fan discussions about this always-surprising and energetic program.
Featuring full color images of fan work and discussions of both classic and New Who fandom, this book takes reader on a journey of discovery into one of the largest worldwide fan audiences that has ever existed. Thoughtful, insightful, and readable, this is one of only a fewandmdash;and certainly one of the bestandmdash;guides to Doctor Who fan culture and is certain to appeal to the showandrsquo;s many ardent fans across the globe.
Synopsis
Scholar and Whofan Miles Booy has written the first historical account of the public interpretation of Doctor Who. Love and Monsters begins in 1979 with the publication of Doctor Who Weekly", the magazine that would start a chain of events that would see creative fans taking control of the merchandise and even of the program's massively successful twenty-first century reboot.
From the twilight of Tom Baker's years to the newest Doctor, Matt Smith, Miles Booy explores the shifting meaning of Doctor Who across the years - from the Third Doctor's suggestion that we should read the Bible, via costumed fans on television, up to the 2010 general election in Britain. This is also the story of how the ambitious producer John Nathan-Turner, assigned to the program in 1979, produced a visually-excessive program for a tele-literate fan base, and how this style changed the ways in which Doctor Who could be read. The Doctor's world has never been bigger, inside or out!
About the Author
Paul Booth is assistant professor at DePaul University and the author of
Time on TV: Temporal Displacement and
Mashup Television and Digital Fandom: New Media Studies. He is a life-long fan of Doctor Who.
Table of Contents
Foreword: The Eleven Fandoms?
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Matt Hills
Introduction
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Paul Booth
Part 1: Who are Doctor Who Fans?
Frock Coats, Yo-Yos and a Chair with a Panda on It: Nostalgia for the Future in the Life of a Doctor Who Fan
and#160;and#160;and#160; and#160;and#160;Ivan Phillips
Joint Ventures and Loose Cannons: Reconstructing Doctor Whoandrsquo;s Missing Past
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Richard Wallace
Life in the Hiatus: New Doctor Who Fans, 1989-2005
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Craig Owen Jones
Britain as Fantasy: New Series Doctor Who in Young American Nerd Culture
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Dylan Morris
andldquo;You Anorakandrdquo;: The Doctor Who Experience and Experiencing Doctor Who
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Teresa Forde
The First Time
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Paul Booth
Part 2: What Do Doctor Who Fans Do?
Do It Yourself: Women, Fanzines and Doctor Who
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Leslie McMurtry
andldquo;Weandrsquo;re Making Our Own Happy Ending!andrdquo;: The Doctor Who Fan Vidding Community
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Katharina Freund
Extermiandhellip;Knit!: Female Fans and Feminine Handicrafting
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Brigid Cherry
The Language(s) of Gallifrey
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Denise Vultee
andldquo;Doctor Who Unboundandrdquo;, the Alternate History and the Fannish Text
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Karen Hellekson
Doctor Who, Slacktivism and Social Media Fandom
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Jeremy Sarachan
Gif Fics and the Rebloggable Canon of andldquo;SuperWhoLockandrdquo;
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Nistasha Perez
Contributor Biographies
Image Credits