Is the future female?: A feminist fantasy theme analysis of Doctor Who

Kyle Scott Corbet

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Is the future female?: A feminist fantasy theme analysis of Doctor Who

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Is the future female?: A feminist fantasy theme analysis of Doctor Who

Kyle Scott Corbet

California State University, Sacramento

Master of Arts (MA), California State University, Sacramento

08/07/2024

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:12183

Abstract

Feminism

Fantasy theme

Symbolic convergence theory

Doctor Who (Series)

Television

This thesis analyzes the rhetoric of Doctor Who, a popular British science fiction television show, through a feminist fantasy theme analysis. The intent is to determine if episodes of the television program, in which the character of The Doctor is portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, contain fantasy themes that further or stifle feminist ideals.

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Title: Is the future female?
Creators: Kyle Scott Corbet
Contributors: Michele S Foss-Snowden (Advisor)
Jacqueline A Irwin (Committee Member)
Carlos Flores (Committee Member)
Academic Unit: College of Arts & Letters
Theses and Dissertations: Master of Arts (MA); Communication Studies; California State University, Sacramento; 04/24/2024; 2024
Publisher: California State University, Sacramento
Publication Details: 08/07/2024
Identifiers: 99258154463901671; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:12183
Resource Type: Masters Thesis
Language: English
Number of pages: 98
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