British science fiction film and televsion
Subtitle: critical essays
By: edited by Tobias Hochscherf and James Leggott
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 29
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780786446216
Subjects: Science fiction television programs; History and criticism; Science fiction films
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: British science fiction beyond the TARDIS / Tobias Hochscherf and James Leggott; title: H.G. Wells and science fiction cinema / James Chapman; title: Aftermaths: post-apocalyptic imagery / Christian Hoffstadt and Dominik Schrey; title: The BBC versus "science fiction": the collision of transnational genre and national identity in television of the early 1950s / Derek Johnston; title: Hammer horror and science fiction / David Simmons; title: Robert Fuest and the final programme: science fiction and the question of style / Michael du Plessis; title: "Anything can happen in the next half-hour": Gerry Anderson's transnational science fiction / Jonathan Bignell; title: Tracking UFO: format, text and context  / Peter Hutchings; title: A clockwork orange, exploitation and the art film   / I.Q. Hunter; title: Visions of an English dystopia: history, technology and  the rural landscape in The tripods  / Lincoln Geraghty; title: The future of history in Dennis Potter's Cold Lazarus  / Christine Sprengler; title: Expatriate! Expatriate! Doctor Who: the movie and commercial negotiation of a multiple text   / Peter Wright; title: Invasion of the Brit-snatchers: national Identity in contemporary science fiction cinema  / Aidan Power; title: A cosy catastrophe: genre, national cinema, and fan  responses to 28 days later / Brigid Cherry; title: Desiring the doctor: identity, gender and genre in online fandom    / Rebecca Williams; title: Invaders from space, time travel and omnisexuality: the multi-layered narrative of Torchwood / Lee Barron.