Rose Tyler: The ethics of care and the limit of agency

Amy-Chinn, Dee

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“…Final publication available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-016-0597-y 1970s (The Time Monster, 1972;The Monster of Peladon, 1974), and "chauvinist" in the 1980s (Four to Doomsday, 1982. However, the program has also often featured representations, overt and subtle, that have reinforced gender stereotypes (Amy-Chinn, 2008;Stanish & Myles, 2012;Thomas & O'Shea, 2010;Tulloch & Alvarado, 1983). Doctor Who thus gives an explicit nod to liberal values while reproducing conservative values.…”

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The Gendered Culture of Scientific Competence: A Study of Scientist Characters in Doctor Who 1963–2013

Orthia

Morgain

2016

Sex Roles

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The present study examines the relationship between gender and scientific competence in fictional representations of scientists in the British science fiction television program Doctor Who. Previous studies of fictional scientists have argued that women are often depicted as less scientifically capable than men, but these have largely taken a simple demographic approach or focused exclusively on female scientist characters. By examining both male and female scientists (n = 222) depicted over the first 50 years of Doctor Who, our study shows that, although male scientists significantly outnumbered female scientists in all but the most recent decade, both genders have consistently been depicted as equally competent in scientific matters. However, an in-depth analysis of several characters depicted as extremely scientifically non-credible found that their behavior, appearance, and relations were universally marked by more subtle violations of gender expectations. Incompetent male scientists were largely depicted as effeminate and lacking in masculinity. In addition, many incompetent male and all incompetent female scientists served regimes that were problematically effeminate, collectivist and pacifist, or male-rejecting and ruled by women. Although Doctor Who avoids overtly treating women and men unequally, strong codes of masculine capability and prowess nevertheless continue to influence representations of scientific competence, pointing to the continued pervasiveness of such associations within wider Western culture. Professionals working to encourage gender-inclusive practices in science should look to subtle discourses about the masculine culture of science in addition to institutional and structural impediments to participation for women and gender minorities.

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The Gendered Culture of Scientific Competence: A Study of Scientist Characters in Doctor Who 1963–2013

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2016

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Gendering Doctor Who

Rowson¹

2020

The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication

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This entry provides an introduction to gender and its representations within Doctor Who , considering femininity, masculinity, and the gendered significance of the TARDIS. Gender has been a central concern in academic writing on Doctor Who throughout the show's long history, with very little consensus forthcoming regarding the “progressive” merit of these representations. Despite this, there have been considerable changes in the nature of these representations throughout the years, with there being a discernible shift in representations of femininity and women from the “classic” era to the “reboot” of 2005. Building on this, the announcement of the first female Doctor in 2017 has once more indicated a shift in the gendered dimensions of Doctor Who , demonstrating the show's continued role as a barometer of broader shifts in societal attitudes to gender.

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“One Tiny, Damp Little Island”: Doctor Who’s Construction of Britishness

Nicol

2018

Doctor Who: A British Alien?

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Rose Tyler: The ethics of care and the limit of agency

Cited by 7 publications

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The Gendered Culture of Scientific Competence: A Study of Scientist Characters in Doctor Who 1963–2013

The Gendered Culture of Scientific Competence: A Study of Scientist Characters in Doctor Who 1963–2013

Gendering Doctor Who

“One Tiny, Damp Little Island”: Doctor Who’s Construction of Britishness

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