Explorations of Character and Narrative

Jessica Davis

Creating a taxonomy of fictional science in Hollywood

This paper explores how a single instance of fictional science within a fictional narrative may be classified given multiple dimensions of context.

Gregor Cameron

Acting Strangely and Clowning Around: Tradition and Doctor Who

This paper explores the way in which tradition plays a scaffolding role in the building of a character by looking specifically at the lead character of the BBC SF programme Doctor Who (1963- present).