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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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Author:   Tobias Hochscherf ,  James Leggott ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Volume:   29
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780786446216

ISBN 10:   0786446218
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   07 March 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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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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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