Illuminating Torchwood
Essays on Narrative, Character and Sexuality in the BBC Series
Andrew Ireland editor Donald E Palumbo editor CW Sullivan III editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:2nd Mar '10
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Created in 2006 as a spinoff of Doctor Who, the internationally popular BBC television series Torchwood is a unique blend of science fiction and fantasy, with much more of an adult flavor than its progenitor. The series' "omnisexual" protagonist, maverick 51st-century time agent Captain Jack Harkness, leads a team of operatives from the present-day Torchwood Institute, a secret organization dedicated to battling supernatural and extraterrestrial criminals. With its archetypal characters, adult language, subversive humor and openly homosexual and bisexual storylines, Torchwood provides a wealth of material for scholarly analysis and debate.
Using Torchwood as its focal point, this timely collection of essays by a range of experts and enthusiasts provides an interpretive framework for understanding the continually developing forms and genres of contemporary television drama.
ISBN: 9780786445707
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
Weight: 336g
251 pages