| Description |
1 online resource (x, 227 pages) |
| Series |
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 29 |
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Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 29.
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| Contents |
Introduction: British science fiction beyond the TARDIS / Tobias Hochscherf and James Leggott -- H.G. Wells and science fiction cinema / James Chapman -- Aftermaths: post-apocalyptic imagery / Christian Hoffstadt and Dominik Schrey -- The BBC versus "science fiction": the collision of transnational genre and national identity in television of the early 1950s / Derek Johnston -- Hammer horror and science fiction / David Simmons -- Robert Fuest and the final programme: science fiction and the question of style / Michael du Plessis -- "Anything can happen in the next half-hour": Gerry Anderson's transnational science fiction / Jonathan Bignell -- Tracking UFO: format, text and context / Peter Hutchings -- A clockwork orange, exploitation and the art film / I.Q. Hunter -- Visions of an English dystopia: history, technology and the rural landscape in The tripods / Lincoln Geraghty -- The future of history in Dennis Potter's Cold Lazarus / Christine Sprengler -- Expatriate! Expatriate! Doctor Who: the movie and commercial negotiation of a multiple text / Peter Wright -- Invasion of the Brit-snatchers: national Identity in contemporary science fiction cinema / Aidan Power -- A cosy catastrophe: genre, national cinema, and fan responses to 28 days later / Brigid Cherry -- Desiring the doctor: identity, gender and genre in online fandom / Rebecca Williams -- Invaders from space, time travel and omnisexuality: the multi-layered narrative of Torchwood / Lee Barron |
| Summary |
"Written by international experts from a range of disciplines, these essays examine the uniquely British contribution to science fiction film and television. Viewing British SF as a cultural phenomenon that challenges straightforward definitions of genre, nationhood, authorship and media, the editors provide a conceptual introduction placing the essays within their critical context"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science fiction films -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
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Science fiction television programs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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Science fiction films
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Science fiction television programs
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hochscherf, Tobias, 1976-
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Leggott, James.
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| ISBN |
9780786484836 |
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0786484837 |
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