In the Beginning Was the Word
I wrote a couple of years ago about Supernatural’s hubris of effectively literalizing the metaphor of Author as God. In that version, Chuck, author of the supposedly fictional yet altogether too real...
View ArticleReport From: Walking in Eternity, The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Conference
Participants at the Doctor Who: Walking in Eternity conference. Photo: Howard Berry. During the first week of September I travelled to the University of Hertfordshire in the UK to attend the Walking in...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: What’s Special About Multiple Multi-Doctor...
This is the inaugural post in a new Antenna series, The Cultural Lives of Doctor Who, which commemorates the television series’ fiftieth anniversary and its lasting cultural legacy. Stay tuned for...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: Clara Who?: Re-Imagining the...
Who is Clara Oswald? This is the question that drives much of the narrative arc for series seven of the hit British sci-fi show Doctor Who (1963-1989, reboot 2005-present). But the question I seem to...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: The Lost, Missing, and Redacted Adventures...
As is often claimed in scholarly and fan accounts, Doctor Who is arguably the most scrutinized series in television history. Seemingly every moment of its run–from the initial outlines in 1962 to the...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: “The Night of the Doctor”
The opening scene is familiar to any Who-fan: sparks flying, a ship moments from crashing, the word “Doctor” perking ears up. The companion – ever distressed and female – is unsurprised at the sudden...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: Celebrations, Conferences, Conventions
Like many television programs with a strong fan base, Doctor Who has thrived not just on the television screen, but also through celebratory fan conventions. For fans in 2013, Doctor Who’s fiftieth...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: Of Anniversaries and Authenticity, Costumes...
In many ways, Doctor Who’s Series 7 finale, “The Name of the Doctor,” marked the beginning of the golden jubilee celebrations (albeit six months early): the episode echoed a cherished tradition for...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: Doctor Whose Fandom?
Facebook page for “Peter Capaldi is the 12th doctor fan girls get over it.” When Peter Capaldi was unveiled as the new Doctor Who in August, The Daily Mail reported an “ageism row” as fans purportedly...
View ArticleThe Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: The Hype of the Doctor
I’ve recently written about the marketing of the Steven Moffat era, but here I’d like to look back at the promotional events of last month. ‘The Day of the Doctor’ stretched out into at least a week of...
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