[open post] Looking for academic Doctor Who material
As my friends already know, I'm writing both of my MA theses from the new series of Doctor Who, focusing on its format; the genres it visits in different episodes; the social, cultural, psychological and mythological issues it touches upon; and what the new series as a whole is trying to achieve. While I have a general idea of what I want to write about, I need a lot of things to put in my bibliography. I'm now looking for books and articles on the subject of Doctor Who (more of the new series than the old), on themes appearing in Doctor Who (from literary through social to psychological and mythological), and on British science fiction television in general.
What I would like to ask all of you to help me with in this post is to 1. select the good ones from all the available Doctor Who books; 2. help me get to anything online or offline that is not books but related to the aforementioned topics. I've heard of a horrific amount of about 25 things that I need to quote from in my thesis and I currently have no more than three, so I need to get as many things as possible, in any format available.
Complicating matters is three things intertwined: 1. I live in Hungary, which has no Doctor Who material available whatsoever, 2. shipping to Hungary is pretty expensive from anywhere, and 3. I'm not a rich man. This means that I can't order everything Who I see on the net, I have to pick those that are really good. To see if any book gets here to begin with, I've ordered a book most other books cite, Doctor Who - The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alverado. I will be able to order about five or six more books so I'm now asking for help from those who have read or are at least familiar with Who-related non-fiction to help me with which ones I should order. Again, I am mainly looking for academic material, academic reviews and criticism, and not episode guides and historical overviews of the show.
So, here's a list of books I've accumulated so far. Please comment if you know anything about this books and also if you know anything else which I've overlooked and may be important.
* John R. Cook, Peter Wright. British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide (Popular TV Genres)
--> This was the only book I found dealing with this specific subject. I don't know if it's good.
* John Tulloch and Henry Jenkins. Science Fiction Audiences - Watching Doctor Who and Star Trek
--> This has a pretty large section on Doctor Who, and looks academic.
* Piers D Britton and Simon J Barker. Reading Between Designs - Visual Imagery and the Creation of Meaning in The Avengers, The Prisoner and Doctor Who
--> This looks like a very unique book and on a very specific subject that will be good for a part of my thesis.
* James Chapman. Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of Doctor Who
--> I know nothing about this book but it seems that this is the only one so far that elaborates on the new series.
I've also looked at but ultimately rejected the following books:
* Muir. Critical History of Doctor Who on Television.
--> Reviews I read pointed out that this is not an academic book and more like an episode guide. It's also very expensive.
* Howe, David J & Walker, Stephen James (2003). The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to DOCTOR WHO
--> Also expensive, and also seems not to have any academic material in it.
And there are some books which I'm puzzled about:
* Andrew Cartmel. Through Time.
--> One review said it examines the social and cultural impact of the show, another said that it has nothing of the sort.
* Tony Watkins, Peter S. Williams, and Steve Couch. Back in Time: A Thinking Fan's Guide to Doctor Who.
--> The only review I found said this looks at the show from a Christian perspective, but I'm not sure what that means, whether this is another episode guide book or more.
* Jonathan Bignell and Andrew O'Day. Terry Nation.
* John Peel and Terry nation. The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book.
* Paul Cornell (ed.). Licence Denied.
* Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons. The Completely Useless Encyclopedia.
--> Not sure about whether the contents of these contain anything relevant.
So that's 12 books I would like all your opinions about, and if you have any more books I have overlooked, please tell me. Also, any and all online and offline articles about the show would help me greatly.
What I would like to ask all of you to help me with in this post is to 1. select the good ones from all the available Doctor Who books; 2. help me get to anything online or offline that is not books but related to the aforementioned topics. I've heard of a horrific amount of about 25 things that I need to quote from in my thesis and I currently have no more than three, so I need to get as many things as possible, in any format available.
Complicating matters is three things intertwined: 1. I live in Hungary, which has no Doctor Who material available whatsoever, 2. shipping to Hungary is pretty expensive from anywhere, and 3. I'm not a rich man. This means that I can't order everything Who I see on the net, I have to pick those that are really good. To see if any book gets here to begin with, I've ordered a book most other books cite, Doctor Who - The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alverado. I will be able to order about five or six more books so I'm now asking for help from those who have read or are at least familiar with Who-related non-fiction to help me with which ones I should order. Again, I am mainly looking for academic material, academic reviews and criticism, and not episode guides and historical overviews of the show.
So, here's a list of books I've accumulated so far. Please comment if you know anything about this books and also if you know anything else which I've overlooked and may be important.
* John R. Cook, Peter Wright. British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide (Popular TV Genres)
--> This was the only book I found dealing with this specific subject. I don't know if it's good.
* John Tulloch and Henry Jenkins. Science Fiction Audiences - Watching Doctor Who and Star Trek
--> This has a pretty large section on Doctor Who, and looks academic.
* Piers D Britton and Simon J Barker. Reading Between Designs - Visual Imagery and the Creation of Meaning in The Avengers, The Prisoner and Doctor Who
--> This looks like a very unique book and on a very specific subject that will be good for a part of my thesis.
* James Chapman. Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of Doctor Who
--> I know nothing about this book but it seems that this is the only one so far that elaborates on the new series.
I've also looked at but ultimately rejected the following books:
* Muir. Critical History of Doctor Who on Television.
--> Reviews I read pointed out that this is not an academic book and more like an episode guide. It's also very expensive.
* Howe, David J & Walker, Stephen James (2003). The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to DOCTOR WHO
--> Also expensive, and also seems not to have any academic material in it.
And there are some books which I'm puzzled about:
* Andrew Cartmel. Through Time.
--> One review said it examines the social and cultural impact of the show, another said that it has nothing of the sort.
* Tony Watkins, Peter S. Williams, and Steve Couch. Back in Time: A Thinking Fan's Guide to Doctor Who.
--> The only review I found said this looks at the show from a Christian perspective, but I'm not sure what that means, whether this is another episode guide book or more.
* Jonathan Bignell and Andrew O'Day. Terry Nation.
* John Peel and Terry nation. The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book.
* Paul Cornell (ed.). Licence Denied.
* Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons. The Completely Useless Encyclopedia.
--> Not sure about whether the contents of these contain anything relevant.
So that's 12 books I would like all your opinions about, and if you have any more books I have overlooked, please tell me. Also, any and all online and offline articles about the show would help me greatly.