Doctor Who – New Dawn

Brigid Cherry, PhD, is an independent scholar, retired from the position of Research Fellow in Screen Media at St Mary’s UniversityMatt Hills, PhD, is Professor of Media and Film at the University of HuddersfieldAndrew O’Day, PhD, is an independent scholar

• Introduction: new dawn, new moment – Brigid Cherry, Matt Hills and Andrew O’DayPart I: Creating Thirteen 1 Variations on a theme: temporal and cultural diversity in Segun Akinola’s music for Doctor Who – David Butler2 ‘She is wise and unafraid’: writing the first female Doctor and a diverse universe for her to protect – Rosanne Welch3 Shooting stars: modes of TV spectacle in the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who – Dene October4 About time: addressing intersectionality in the casting and performance of Chris Chibnall/Jodie Whittaker era Doctor Who– Christopher HoggPart II: Diversifying Doctor Who5 Casual queerness and desire lines in Doctor Who– Lorna Jowett6 Postracial amnesia: Doctor Who in the Brexit era – Susana Loza7 All in the ‘fam’: interrogating kinship networks with the thirteenth Doctor – Hannah HamadPart III: Fan responses8 Doctor Whumour: internet meme culture, Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who and fan mockery – Brigid Cherry9 Braces, culottes and coloured stripes: constructing and characterizing Doctor Who’s Thirteen in fashion design and cosplay – Nicolle Lamerichs 10 Regendering and the chaos of translation: fan practices and reception of the female Doctor in Spanish fandom – Saida HerreroPart IV: Beyond the text11 By any other name: gender and Doctor Who Barbie dolls, adventure dolls and 1:6 scale figures– Victoria L. Godwin12 Outside the box in the Chris Chibnall/Jodie Whittaker era: Doctor Who’s experience economy and tourism – Paul Booth13 The thirteenth Doctor during UK lockdown: paratexts of hope and care – Matt HillsIndex

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