Format:
X, 227 S.
ISBN:
9780786446216
Series Statement:
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy 29
Content:
"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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction: British science fiction beyond the TARDIS
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H.G. Wells and science fiction cinema
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Aftermaths: post-apocalyptic imagery
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The BBC versus "science fiction": the collision of transnational genre and national identity in television of the early 1950s
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Hammer horror and science fiction
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Robert Fuest and the final programme: science fiction and the question of style
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"Anything can happen in the next half-hour": Gerry Anderson's transnational science fiction
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Tracking UFO: format, text and context
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A clockwork orange, exploitation and the art film
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Visions of an English dystopia: history, technology and the rural landscape in The tripods
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The future of history in Dennis Potter's Cold Lazarus
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Expatriate! Expatriate! Doctor Who: the movie and commercial negotiation of a multiple text
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Invasion of the Brit-snatchers: national Identity in contemporary science fiction cinema
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A cosy catastrophe: genre, national cinema, and fan responses to 28 days later
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Desiring the doctor: identity, gender and genre in online fandom
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Invaders from space, time travel and omnisexuality: the multi-layered narrative of Torchwood
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe British science fiction film and television Jefferson, N.C : McFarland & Co, 2011 ISBN 9780786446216
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1283059460
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781283059466
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Großbritannien
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Science-Fiction-Film
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Hochscherf, Tobias 1976-
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