Name: Finding Yourself in Doctor Who
Start: 2020-02-15T11:00:00-0800
End: 2020-02-15T12:00:00-0800

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Finding Yourself in Doctor Who

Both by design and in practice, Doctor Who has both a long history of breaking barriers, and yet staying endemically the same. This panel will embrace the diversity that Doctor Who has demonstrated over time, and critique where matters of representation on race, gender and sexuality hasn’t gone far enough, exploring the idea of whose stories the show is ultimately telling.

MODERATOR: Laura Sirikul

Panelists

Amanda-Rae Prescott

Freelance Journalist

Freelance journalist for Den of Geek and other publications. Contributor to Doctor Who Magazine. Doctor Who cosplayer, occasional podcast guest, and advocate for more Whovians of color to participate in fandom.

Assad Khaishgi

Co-host, Police Box in the Junkyard Podcast

Loomed in Karachi, Pakistan, now based in Ohio. Being a physician pays the bills.. other than that, I engage in general geekery including theater (on the stage, not behind), cosplay, all manner of sci fi TV (primarily Doctor Who and Star Trek, natch!), comic books... However, getting... Read More →