Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim for its use of metaphor to explore the conflicts of growth, power, and transgression. Its groundbreaking stylistic and thematic devices, boldness and wit earned it an intensely devoted fan base--and as it approached its zenith, attention from media watchdog groups and the Federal Communications Commission. The grim and provocative evolution of the show over its final two seasons polarized its audience, while also breaking new ground for critical and philosophical analysis. The thirteen essays in this collection, divided into the perspectives of…mehr
Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim for its use of metaphor to explore the conflicts of growth, power, and transgression. Its groundbreaking stylistic and thematic devices, boldness and wit earned it an intensely devoted fan base--and as it approached its zenith, attention from media watchdog groups and the Federal Communications Commission. The grim and provocative evolution of the show over its final two seasons polarized its audience, while also breaking new ground for critical and philosophical analysis. The thirteen essays in this collection, divided into the perspectives of feminist, cultural, auteur and fan studies, explore the popular series' conclusion, providing a multifaceted examination of Buffy's most controversial two seasons.
Lynne Y. Edwards is an associate professor of media and communication studies at Ursinus College. Elizabeth L. Rambo is an associate professor of English at Campbell University. James B. South is an associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Table of Contents Foreword by David Lavery Preface: At Sixes and Sevens in Sunnydale Section 1. Auteurs (Writers, Directors, Producers) Marti Noxon: Buffy's Other Genius DAVID PERRY Understanding the Espensode DAVID KOCIEMBA Section 2. Characters (Lovers, Fans and Heroes) Evil, Skanky, and Kinda Gay: Lesbian Images and Issues ALISSA WILTS "It's complicated ... because of Tara": History, Identity Politics, and the Straight White Male Author BRANDY RYAN The Candide of Sunnydale: Andrew Wells as Satire of Pop Culture and Marketing Trends IRA SHULL AND ANNE SHULL Section 3. Story (Flesh, Style and Purpose) Buffy and the Death of Style MICHAEL ADAMS "Set on This Earth Like a Bubble": Word as Flesh in the Dark Seasons RHONDA V. WILCOX Bodies and Narrative in Crisis: Figures of Rupture and Chaos in Seasons Six and Seven GREGORY ERICKSON AND JENNIFER LEMBERG Reality Bites: Buffy in the UPN Years LYNNE Y. EDWARDS AND CARLY HAINES Section 4: Seasons (At Sixes and Sevens) "Just a Family Legend": The Hidden Logic of Buffy's "Chosen Family" AGNES B. CURRY AND JOSEF VELAZQUEZ Yeats's Entropic Gyre and Season ELIZABETH L. RAMBO Season Six and the Supreme Ordeal PAUL HAWKINS Kiss Kiss, Stake Stake: Storytelling and the Philosophical Pleasures of Season Seven JAMES B. SOUTH Appendix: Episode Guides for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Foreword by David Lavery Preface: At Sixes and Sevens in Sunnydale Section 1. Auteurs (Writers, Directors, Producers) Marti Noxon: Buffy's Other Genius DAVID PERRY Understanding the Espensode DAVID KOCIEMBA Section 2. Characters (Lovers, Fans and Heroes) Evil, Skanky, and Kinda Gay: Lesbian Images and Issues ALISSA WILTS "It's complicated ... because of Tara": History, Identity Politics, and the Straight White Male Author BRANDY RYAN The Candide of Sunnydale: Andrew Wells as Satire of Pop Culture and Marketing Trends IRA SHULL AND ANNE SHULL Section 3. Story (Flesh, Style and Purpose) Buffy and the Death of Style MICHAEL ADAMS "Set on This Earth Like a Bubble": Word as Flesh in the Dark Seasons RHONDA V. WILCOX Bodies and Narrative in Crisis: Figures of Rupture and Chaos in Seasons Six and Seven GREGORY ERICKSON AND JENNIFER LEMBERG Reality Bites: Buffy in the UPN Years LYNNE Y. EDWARDS AND CARLY HAINES Section 4: Seasons (At Sixes and Sevens) "Just a Family Legend": The Hidden Logic of Buffy's "Chosen Family" AGNES B. CURRY AND JOSEF VELAZQUEZ Yeats's Entropic Gyre and Season ELIZABETH L. RAMBO Season Six and the Supreme Ordeal PAUL HAWKINS Kiss Kiss, Stake Stake: Storytelling and the Philosophical Pleasures of Season Seven JAMES B. SOUTH Appendix: Episode Guides for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel About the Contributors Index
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