'There’s nothing only about being a girl ': learning to "play" the doctor’s companion Giles, David Boarder and Peloff, Amy 2016, 'There’s nothing only about being a girl ': learning to "play" the doctor’s companion. In Leitch, Gillian I. and Ginn, Sherry (ed), WHO travels with the doctor? : essays on the companions of Doctor Who, McFarland & Company Publishers, Jefferson, N.C., pp.52-68. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title 'There’s nothing only about being a girl ': learning to "play" the doctor’s companion Author(s) Giles, David Boarder Peloff, Amy Title of book WHO travels with the doctor? : essays on the companions of Doctor Who Editor(s) Leitch, Gillian I. Ginn, Sherry Publication date 2016 Chapter number 5 Total chapters 11 Start page 52 End page 68 Total pages 17 Publisher McFarland & Company Publishers Place of Publication Jefferson, N.C. Summary Throughout the long-running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has rarely been alone—his companions are essential. Male or (mostly) female, alien or (mostly) human, young or old (none as old as he), the dozens of companions who have travelled with him over the past 50 years have served as sympathetic proxies for the audience. Through their adventures the companions are perfected, facing danger and thus discovering their strengths and weaknesses. Yet they all pay a price, losing their innocence and sometimes their lives. This collection of new essays examines the role of the companion as an intermediate between viewers and the Doctor. The contributors discuss who travels with the Doctor and why, how they interact, how the companions influence the narrative and how their journeys change them ISBN 9780786495252 Language eng Field of Research 200205 Culture, Gender, Sexuality 200204 Cultural Theory Socio Economic Objective 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language HERDC Research category B2.1 Book chapter in non-commercially published book ERA Research output type X Not reportable Copyright notice ©2016, Gillian I. Leitch and Sherry Ginn Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30089271 Document type: Book Chapter Collection: School of Humanities and Social Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Publisher Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 24 Nov 2016, 14:30:18 EST Fri, 25 Nov 2016, 04:01:56 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2017, 21:21:21 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2017, 22:33:39 EST Fri, 26 May 2017, 06:04:19 EST Mon, 09 Apr 2018, 10:06:44 EST Mon, 09 Apr 2018, 10:11:53 EST Wed, 09 May 2018, 15:54:42 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 11 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 07 Feb 2017, 22:33:39 EST

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