Doctor Who and Gender: Body Troubles

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Friday May 10, 2019 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm


With the new Doctor Who series, the question of gender has pushed its way to the forefront. Jodi Whittaker asserted, “It’s playing an alien, and so the gender is irrelevant.” Join us for an even-handed discussion exploring the concepts of the Doctor as male, female and something else. Philosophically, what is the Doctor? Who is the Doctor? When is the Doctor? Does gender construction matter within the story, or more significantly for the fandom?


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