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Illuminating Torchwood: Essays on Narrative, Character and Sexuality in the BBC Series
| Author: | Andrew Ireland |
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McFarland & Company, 2010 |
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| Book Type: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Created in 2006 as a spinoff of Doctor Who, the internationally popular BBC television series Torchwoodis 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.
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