British Science Fiction Film and Television

Critical Essays

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Tobias Hochscherf, James Leggott, Donald E. Palumbo

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-03-07
Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt331 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Antal sidor237
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786446216

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: British Science Fiction Beyond the TARDISTOBIAS HOCHSCHERF and JAMES LEGGOTT 1. H.G. Wells and Science Fiction CinemaJAMES CHAPMAN 2. Aftermaths: Post-Apocalyptic ImageryCHRISTIAN HOFFSTADT and DOMINIK SCHREY 3. The BBC Versus “Science Fiction”: The Collision of Transnational Genre and National Identity in Television of the Early 1950sDEREK JOHNSTON 4. Hammer Horror and Science FictionDAVID SIMMONS 5. Robert Fuest and The Final Programme: Science Fiction and the Question of StyleMICHAEL DU PLESSIS 6. “Anything Can Happen in the Next Half-Hour”: Gerry Anderson’s Transnational Science FictionJONATHAN BIGNELL 7. Tracking UFO: Format, Text and ContextPETER HUTCHINGS 8. A Clockwork Orange, Exploitation and the Art FilmI.Q. HUNTER 9. Visions of an English Dystopia: History, Technology and the Rural Landscape in The TripodsLINCOLN GERAGHTY 10. The Future of History in Dennis Potter’s Cold LazarusCHRISTINE SPRENGLER 11. Expatriate! Expatriate! Doctor Who: The Movie and Commercial Negotiation of a Multiple TextPETER WRIGHT 12. Invasion of the Brit-Snatchers: National Identity in Contemporary Science Fiction CinemaAIDAN POWER 13. A Cosy Catastrophe: Genre, National Cinema, and Fan Responses to 28 Days LaterBRIGID CHERRY 14. Desiring the Doctor: Identity, Gender and Genre in Online FandomREBECCA WILLIAMS 15. Invaders from Space, Time Travel and Omnisexuality: The Multi-Layered Narrative of TorchwoodLEE BARRON Chapter Notes Select Bibliography About the Contributors Index