"Darkness never prevails": Doctor Who Covid-19 videos as keystones for pandemic engagement

Authors

  • Rachel Loewen University of Warwick

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2024.2625

Keywords:

Fantasy, Health messaging, Optimism, Public engagement keystone

Abstract

An analysis of three Doctor Who Covid-19 videos featuring Jodie Whittaker and a discussion of how fans may have used these videos as optimistic keystones for pandemic engagement.

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Published

2024-03-14

Issue

Vol. 42 (2024): Fandom and Platforms

Section

Multimedia

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Copyright (c) 2024 Rachel Loewen

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