How Doctor Who could change the way women are portrayed in sci-fi
Dr Lorna Jowett
Journalism, Media & Performance
Doctor Who's season 11 premiere will mark the first time in the show's 55-year history that the Doctor character will be played by a woman, Jodie Whittaker. This move adds Doctor Who to an influx of sci-fi and fantasy franchises that have already put women at the helm. But this new woman Doctor is expected to have a trait that many of those other heroines don't have: a sense of humor.
Gender representation in science fiction and television.
Duration/Length/Size
5 minutes 41 seconds
Danush Parvaneh
https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/10/5/17937434/doctor-who-women-in-sci-fi
Lorna Jowett
gender representation
female heroes
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Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
Trust me, I'm a Time Lord: Doctor Who needs to diversify
Dancing With the Doctor: Dimensions of Gender in the Doctor Who Universe
The Girls who waited? Female companions and gender in Doctor Who
Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
Breaking into the boy's club: Doctor Who and the gendering of TV production