'For Queen. For Country. For Kicks.': Post-apocalyptic patriotism, youth and gender in Spooks: Code 9 (BBC Three, 2008)

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Cornea, Christine (2020) 'For Queen. For Country. For Kicks.': Post-apocalyptic patriotism, youth and gender in Spooks: Code 9 (BBC Three, 2008). Refractory: a Journal of Entertainment Media, 34 (2020).

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Abstract

Spooks: Code 9 was commissioned for BBC Three as a youth-oriented science fiction/espionage spin-off series, derived from BBC One’s long-running spy series, Spooks (2002-). While the seasoned London-based spies of the original Spooks repeatedly succeed in defending a present-day Britain from terrorist attacks, S:C9’s young MI5 recruits find themselves in a post-apocalyptic Britain, following a nuclear explosion at the 2012 London Olympics. This article analyses the representation and intersection of youth, gender, genre, and patriotism in S:C9 in the context of the aftermath of the 2005 London bombings, economic recession and youth unemployment.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article was originally published by Refractory.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	television,youth,british,7,unemployment,postapocalyptic,science fiction,spyfi,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies University of East Anglia > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media
Related URLs:	https://refractory-journal.com/for-queen...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2020 23:51
Last Modified:	24 May 2022 13:05
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77111
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