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
Doctor Who has always thrived on multiplicty, unpredictability and transformation, it's worlds and characters kaleidoscopic and shifting, and Doctor Who's complexity has grown. With its triumphant return to TV in 2005, it was made up of four different fictional forms, across three different media, with five actors simultaneously playing the eponymous hero. TARDISbound is the first book to deal both with the TV series and with the "audio adventures," original novels, and short story anthologies produced since the 1990s, engaging with the common elements of these different texts and with distinctive features of each. TARDISbound places Doctor Who under a variety of lenses, from examining the leading characteristics of these Doctor Who texts, to issues of class, ethnicity and gender in relation to the Doctor(s), other TARDIS crew-members, and the non-human/inhuman beings they encounter. TARDISbound also addresses major questions about the aesthetics and ethical implications of Doctor Who.
About the Author
Piers D. Britton is an Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Studies at University of Redlands, Southern California. He is co-author, with Simon Barker, of Reading Between Designs: Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in "The Avengers," "The Prisoner" and "Doctor Who".
Table of Contents
Foreword: The Eleven Fandoms?
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Introduction
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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