Fighting the Forces

What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Herausgeber: Lavery, David; Wilcox, Rhonda V.

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Produktbeschreibung

Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." In the essays collected here, contributors examine the series using a variety of techniques and viewpoints. They analyze the social and cultural issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context, not only by examining its literary influences (from German liebestod to Huckleberry Finn) but also by exploring the series' purposeful literary allusions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9780742516816
• ISBN-10: 0742516814
• Artikelnr.: 22266735

Autorenporträt

Edited by Rhonda V. Wilcox and David Lavery - Contributions by Camille Bacon Smith; Katrina Busse; S Renee Dechert; Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse; Lynne Edwards; Greg Erikson; Sarah N. Gatson; Elyce Rae Helford; Donald Keller; Elizabeth Krimmer; Tanya Kryzywin

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword: The Color of the Dark in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Part 2
Introduction Part 3 Forces of Society and Culture: Gender, Generations,
Violence, Class, Race, and Religion Chapter 4 "Who Died and Made Her the
Boss?" Patterns of Mortality in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Chapter 5 "My
Emotions Give Me Power": The Containment of Girl's Anger in Buffy Chapter 6
"I'm Buffy and You're . . . History": The Postmodern Politics of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer Chapter 7 Surpassing the Love of Vampires; or Why (and How)
a Queer Reading of Buffy/Willow is Denied Chapter 8 Choosing Your Own
Mother: Mother-Daughter Conflicts in Buffy Chapter 9 Staking in Tongues:
Speech Act as Weapon in Buffy Chapter 10 Slaying in Black and White: Kendra
as Tragic Mulatto in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Chapter 11 The Undemonization
of Supporting Characters in Buffy Chapter 12 "Sometimes You Need a Story":
American Christianity, Vampires, and Buffy Chapter 13 Darkness Falls on the
Endless Summer: Buffy as Gidget for the Fin de Siècle Part 14 Forces of Art
and Imagination (Past): Vampires, Magic, and Monsters Chapter 15 Of
Creatures and Creators: Buffy Does Frankenstein Chapter 16 Sex and the
Single Vampire: The Evolution of the Vampire Lothario and Its
Representation in Buffy Chapter 17 "Digging the Undead": Death and Desire
in Buffy Chapter 18 Spirit Guides and Shadow Selves: From the Dream Life of
Buffy (and Faith) Chapter 19 Hubble-Bubble, Herbs and Grimoires: Magic,
Manichaeanism, and Witchcraft in Buffy Chapter 20 Whose Side Are You On,
Anyway? Children, Adults, and the Use of Fairy Tales in Buffy Part 21 Part
III. Forces of Art and Imagination (Present): Fan Relationships, Metaphoric
and Real Chapter 22 Crossing the Final Taboo: Family, Sexuality, and Incest
in Buffyverse Fan Fiction Chapter 23 "My Boyfriend's in the Band": Buffy
and the Rhetoric of Music Chapter 24 Buffy's Mary Sue is Jonathan: Buffy
the Vampire Slayer Acknowledges the Fans 25 www.buffy.com: Cliques,
Boundaries, and Hierarchies in an Internet Community Part 26 Afterword: The
Genius of Joss Whedon Part 27 Episode Guide for Seasons 1 to 5 Part 28
Bibliography Part 29 Index