Barbara Wright from Doctor Who: Feminism in the Whoniverse with Dr. Rosanne Welch

Описание: Dr. Rosanne Welch (http://rosannewelch.com) speaks on “Feminism in the Whoniverse” of Doctor Who, the BBC television program now in its 50th year. She reviews each of the Doctor’s female companions and speaks on how they are represented in the program and how they represented the women of their respective periods.

Transcript:
Now the other, early, first partner with the Doctor is Barbara. This is a backstage scene and she is also here with the actress playing Susan. Barbara was a history teacher. Isn't that perfect? It's a show about... (inaudible) They're the coolest people I know.Heavens to Betsys. Just like Clara. So, we're seeing exactly, there's a circle we're going to watch happen here which is very interesting. So, Barbara -- and that was the idea, that you'd need a history teacher to interpret the things that The Doctor was seeing, for the audience, but that also meant that a mature woman was traveling with him. She is a little bit of a mother figure for Susan. So she can have conversations about things with her and likewise, Barbara has the intellect to challenge The Doctor. "You can't behave like that! I won't allow it. I have some power here. I know where this culture is going in history and you cannot doa thing that will mess them up." So, she's a very interesting balance for the Doctor. In the very beginning, we have some very -- I would say -- feminist females hanging out with The Doctor.

Feminism in the Whoniverse was presented at the Cal Poly Pomona University Library where Dr. Welch teaches in the IGE (Interdisciplinary General Education) program.

This is a clip from a longer presentation, which can be seen in it's entirety here

http://welchwrite.com/rwelch/2014/10/...


This is the 4th talk on various aspects of Doctor Who that Dr. Welch has presented. You can find Dr. Welch's other Doctor Who talks using the links below.

Doctor Who and Culture
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Doctor Who Regenerated
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"How the Growing Popularity of the English Who-niverse Effected American TV" with Dr. Rosanne Welch
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