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. Essay topics include Hammer science fiction films, the various incarnations of Doctor Who, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, and such 21st-century productions as 28 Days Later and Torchwood.
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. Essay topics include Hammer science fiction films, the various incarnations of Doctor Who, Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, and such 21st-century productions as 28 Days Later and Torchwood.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tobias Hochscherf is a professor of audio-visual media at University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, Germany. His research on European film and television culture has been widely published. James Leggott is a senior lecturer in film and television studies at Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. He has published on various aspects of British film and television culture.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: British Science Fiction Beyond the TARDIS TOBIAS HOCHSCHERF and JAMES LEGGOTT 1. H.G. Wells and Science Fiction Cinema JAMES CHAPMAN 2. Aftermaths: Post-Apocalyptic Imagery CHRISTIAN HOFFSTADT and DOMINIK SCHREY 3. The BBC Versus "Science Fiction": The Collision of Transnational Genre and National Identity in Television of the Early 1950s DEREK JOHNSTON 4. Hammer Horror and Science Fiction DAVID SIMMONS 5. Robert Fuest and The Final Programme: Science Fiction and the Question of Style MICHAEL DU PLESSIS 6. "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half-Hour": Gerry Anderson's Transnational Science Fiction JONATHAN BIGNELL 7. Tracking UFO: Format, Text and Context PETER HUTCHINGS 8. A Clockwork Orange, Exploitation and the Art Film I.Q. HUNTER 9. Visions of an English Dystopia: History, Technology and the Rural Landscape in The Tripods LINCOLN GERAGHTY 10. The Future of History in Dennis Potter's Cold Lazarus CHRISTINE SPRENGLER 11. Expatriate! Expatriate! Doctor Who: The Movie and Commercial Negotiation of a Multiple Text PETER WRIGHT 12. Invasion of the Brit-Snatchers: National Identity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema AIDAN POWER 13. A Cosy Catastrophe: Genre, National Cinema, and Fan Responses to 28 Days Later BRIGID CHERRY 14. Desiring the Doctor: Identity, Gender and Genre in Online Fandom REBECCA WILLIAMS 15. Invaders from Space, Time Travel and Omnisexuality: The Multi-Layered Narrative of Torchwood LEE BARRON Chapter Notes Select Bibliography About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: British Science Fiction Beyond the TARDIS TOBIAS HOCHSCHERF and JAMES LEGGOTT 1. H.G. Wells and Science Fiction Cinema JAMES CHAPMAN 2. Aftermaths: Post-Apocalyptic Imagery CHRISTIAN HOFFSTADT and DOMINIK SCHREY 3. The BBC Versus "Science Fiction": The Collision of Transnational Genre and National Identity in Television of the Early 1950s DEREK JOHNSTON 4. Hammer Horror and Science Fiction DAVID SIMMONS 5. Robert Fuest and The Final Programme: Science Fiction and the Question of Style MICHAEL DU PLESSIS 6. "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half-Hour": Gerry Anderson's Transnational Science Fiction JONATHAN BIGNELL 7. Tracking UFO: Format, Text and Context PETER HUTCHINGS 8. A Clockwork Orange, Exploitation and the Art Film I.Q. HUNTER 9. Visions of an English Dystopia: History, Technology and the Rural Landscape in The Tripods LINCOLN GERAGHTY 10. The Future of History in Dennis Potter's Cold Lazarus CHRISTINE SPRENGLER 11. Expatriate! Expatriate! Doctor Who: The Movie and Commercial Negotiation of a Multiple Text PETER WRIGHT 12. Invasion of the Brit-Snatchers: National Identity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema AIDAN POWER 13. A Cosy Catastrophe: Genre, National Cinema, and Fan Responses to 28 Days Later BRIGID CHERRY 14. Desiring the Doctor: Identity, Gender and Genre in Online Fandom REBECCA WILLIAMS 15. Invaders from Space, Time Travel and Omnisexuality: The Multi-Layered Narrative of Torchwood LEE BARRON Chapter Notes Select Bibliography About the Contributors Index
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