1st Edition
Doctor Who and Gay Male Fandom A Queer(ed) Transmedia Franchise
Biography
Mike Stack is currently an independent scholar. He previously authored The Black Archive #68: The Happiness Patrol (Obverse Books, 2023), as well as pieces on Arthur C. Clarke, The Tomorrow People, and the science of sex within Doctor Who.
“Stack examines Doctor Who from the perspective of queer fandom, deftly uncovering its queer resonances…. He wisely grounds his argument in early statistical analysis showing that Doctor Who fans are likelier to be gay than the population average. What could have been reductive or essentialist instead remains attentive to complexity… The interviewees’ voices add a human depth… Stack’s chapter on the TARDIS is the book’s pinnacle… His textual analysis is dizzyingly expansive… superb….” -- Tom May, Northumbria University, UK, in Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies 20(3)
“Stack’s methodology is clear and logical, with definitions for his terminology throughout… His use of empirical surveys alongside explications of British history, narrative study, queer theory, and psychosocial studies create a work both pleasing and thought-provoking… Just as the show is not only ‘a madman with a box,’ as Karen Gillan’s Amy Pond describes the Doctor, this book is many things at once. And, just like the show, it is well worth further study and discussion.” -- Kyle Smith, Fayetteville State University, USA, in Science Fiction Film & Television, Vol. 19(1), 130–133.
