Adventures Across Space and Time

Name: Adventures Across Space and Time
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350288379
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A Doctor Who Reader

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Adventures Across Space and Time is a comprehensive anthology examining the cultural phenomenon of the BBC's longest-running science fiction series, Doctor Who. It compiles key academic, critic, and fan writings alongside newly commissioned essays addressing contemporary debates within the Whoniverse. The book explores the show's evolution over 60 years, its diverse fan communities, and critical issues such as queer fandom, intersectionality, race, and sexuality. Contributions from scholars and notable figures including Steven Moffat, Chris Chibnall, Douglas Adams, and Peter Capaldi enrich this detailed examination of the series' global impact and unique British roots.
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Ideal for fans of Doctor Who, media scholars, and readers interested in television culture and fandom studies. Those fascinated by the intersection of popular culture with social issues will find this anthology particularly insightful.

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Adventures Across Space and Time brings together key academic, critic, and fan writings about Doctor Who alongside newly-commissioned work addressing contemporary issues and debates to form a comprehensive guide to the wider Whoniverse.

The perennially popular BBC series holds a unique place in the history of television and of TV fandom: the longest-running science-fiction show, the series and its fan communities have tracked social and cultural changes over its 60-year lifetime. Adventures Across Space and Time presents classic writings on Who and its fandom by leading scholars including John Fiske, Henry Jenkins, John Tulloch, and Matt Hills, but also represents writings and art by fans, including fans who went on to become showrunners, writers, or even the Doctor himself, with contributions by Steven Moffat, Chris Chibnall, Douglas Adams, and Peter Capaldi.

This innovative anthology addresses Doctor Who's showrunners, Doctors, companions, enemies, and collaborators, as well as issues and debates around queer fandom, intersectionality, the 'wokeness' of the Doctor, fan media including websites, podcasts, and vlogs, fan activism, and questions of race and sexuality in relation to the show and its spin-offs. It considers Doctor Who as a peculiarly British phenomenon but also one that has delighted, engaged, and sometimes enraged viewers around the world.

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Praised as an essential and engaging collection, the book is celebrated for bridging academic scholarship and fan perspectives. Una McCormack highlights its representative range of writings, calling it vital for ongoing Doctor Who scholarship. Steven Schapansky finds it a heartfelt exploration of the show's mutual love between fans and the series, while Simon Guerrier commends its intelligence, insight, and comprehensive coverage, recommending it to both newcomers and seasoned scholars of Doctor Who.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350288379

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 20 bw illus

Contributors:

Volume editor Dr. Paul Booth
Volume editor Matt Hills
Volume editor Tansy Rayner Roberts
Volume editor Joy Piedmont

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 312

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

Paul Booth is Professor at DePaul University, USA. He is the author/editor of 14 books, including A Fan Studies Primer (2021), Watching Doctor Who (Bloomsbury, 2020), Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies (2018), Digital Fandom 2.0 (2016), and Fan Phenomena: Doctor Who (2013).

Matt Hills is Professor of Media and Film at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is the author of six books, including Fan Cultures (2002), Triumph of a Time Lord (I.B. Tauris, 2010) and Doctor Who: The Unfolding Event (2015). He has also edited two volumes about the show, New Dimensions of Doctor Who (I.B. Tauris, 2013) and Doctor Who - New Dawn: Essays on the Jodie Whittaker Era (2021).

Joy Piedmont is a librarian and freelance writer based in New York, USA. She is co-producer of Reality Bomb, a Doctor Who podcast and is the co-creator and co-chair of Gallifrey One’s TARDIS Talks, a special track of programming giving space to big ideas and theories about Doctor Who and fandom.

Tansy Rayner Roberts is a fantasy writer based in Australia. She is co-host of the Verity! Doctor Who Podcast. She is author of Ink Black Magic (2013), Siren Beat (2010), Seacastle (2007). She won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2013.