Doctor Who New Dawn: Essays on the Jodie Whittaker Era

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Doctor Who new dawn explores the latest cultural moment in this long-running BBC TV series: the casting of a female lead. Analysing showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittakers era means considering contemporary Doctor Who as an inclusive, regendered brand. Featuring original interview material with cast members, this edited collection also includes an in-depth discussion with Segun Akinola, composer of the iconic theme tunes current version.

The book critically address the series representations of diversity, as well as fan responses to the thirteenth Doctor via the likes of memes, cosplay and even translation into Spanish as a grammatically gendered language. In addition, concluding essays look at how this moment of Who has been merchandised, especially via the experience economy, and how official/unofficial reactions to UK lockdown helped the show to further re-emphasise its public-service potential.

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Brigid Cherry, PhD, is an independent scholar, retired from the position of Research Fellow in Screen Media at St Marys University
Matt Hills, PhD, is Professor of Media and Film at the University of Huddersfield
Andrew ODay, PhD, is an independent scholar