Author: Travis Langley
Brand: Sterling
Edition: Illustrated
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Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 304
Release Date: 28-08-2016
Details: Product Description If a person could travel eternally through space and time, how would this power affect him, psychologically and emotionally? In a fun and accessible way, 'Doctor Who Psychology' explores this question through an analysis of the longest-running sci-fi TV series of all time. This fascinating in-depth academic study, edited by Travis Langley, contains 20 essays delving into the psychology behind the time-traveling Doctor in his many iterations, as well as his companions and his foes. The essays include: Who's Who: A Myers-Briggs Comparison of the Doctors Personalities, Madness among the Monsters: Are the Doctor's Enemies Insane?, Twice the Hearts, Half the Feels: Time Lord Detachment, Attachment, Abandonment, Fear Fuels Love: Misattribution of Arousal and Companion Attraction About the Author Travis Langley is a psychology professor at Henderson State University and speaks regularly on media and heroism at universities, conferences and popular-culture conventions, including San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con and Wizard World conventions throughout the world. The documentary Legends of the Knight spotlighted how he uses fiction to teach real psychology.
UPC: 9781454920014
Languages: English
Binding: Paperback
Item Condition: New