Seemingly the most fantastical of television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer proves on close examination to be firmly rooted in real-world concerns. In this collection of critical essays, 15 authors from several disciplines, including literature, the visual arts, theatre, philosophy, and political science, study ways in which Buffy illuminates viewers' real-life experiences. Topics include the series' complicated portrayals of the relationship between soul, morality, and identity; whether Buffy can truly be described as a feminist icon; stereotypes of Native Americans in the episode…mehr
Seemingly the most fantastical of television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer proves on close examination to be firmly rooted in real-world concerns. In this collection of critical essays, 15 authors from several disciplines, including literature, the visual arts, theatre, philosophy, and political science, study ways in which Buffy illuminates viewers' real-life experiences. Topics include the series' complicated portrayals of the relationship between soul, morality, and identity; whether Buffy can truly be described as a feminist icon; stereotypes of Native Americans in the episode ""Pangs""; the role of signs in the interaction between Buffy's aesthetics and audience; and the problem of power and underhanded politics in the Buffy universe.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Emily Dial-Driver is a professor of English at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma, and fiction editor of RSU's Cooweescoowee: A Journal of Arts and Letters. Sally Emmons-Featherston is an associate professor of English at Rogers State University and the managing editor of Cooweescoowee. Jim Ford teaches humanities, philosophy, and religion at Rogers State University and is director of the honors program. His articles have been published in the Journal of Religion, the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, and Honors in Practice. Carolyn Anne Taylor is an associate professor of political science at Rogers State University and previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. She lives in Claremore, Oklahoma.
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Table of Contents Preface Emily Dial-Driver Introduction Jim Ford What's It All About, Buffy? Victor Frank and Buffy Emily Dial-Driver Got Myself a Soul? The Puzzling Treatment of the Soul in Buffy J. Renée Cox Not Just Another Love Song: Buffy's Music as Representation of Emerging Adulthood Jacqueline Bach Is That Stereotype Dead? Working with and Against "Western" Stereotypes in Buffy Sally Emmons-Featherston Lord Acton Is Alive and Well in Sunnydale: Politics and Power in Buffy Kenneth S. Hicks Willow's Electric Arcs: Moral Choices Sparked by Connections Frances E. Morris Is It Art? The Artful "Hush" of St. Francis and the Gentlemen Blue Meanies Gary Moeller Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs: Brechtian Techniques in Buffy David Blakely "The Ants Go Marching": Effective Lyrics in Buffy Episodes Lori M. Butler "Love the One You're With": Developing Xander J. Michael McKeon Texting Buffy: Allusions of Many Kinds Emily Dial-Driver and Jesse Stallings "What Shall Cordelia Say?" Buffy as Morality Play for the Twenty-First Century's Therapeutic Ethos Gregory J. Thompson and Sally Emmons-Featherston Witchy Women: Witchcraft in Buffy and in Contemporary African Culture Juliet Evusa "I'm Cookie Dough": Exploring Buffy Iconography Kenneth S. Hicks and Carolyn Anne Taylor A Life Well-Lived: Buffy and the Pursuit of Happiness Jim Ford Appendix: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episodes Works Cited About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Preface Emily Dial-Driver Introduction Jim Ford What's It All About, Buffy? Victor Frank and Buffy Emily Dial-Driver Got Myself a Soul? The Puzzling Treatment of the Soul in Buffy J. Renée Cox Not Just Another Love Song: Buffy's Music as Representation of Emerging Adulthood Jacqueline Bach Is That Stereotype Dead? Working with and Against "Western" Stereotypes in Buffy Sally Emmons-Featherston Lord Acton Is Alive and Well in Sunnydale: Politics and Power in Buffy Kenneth S. Hicks Willow's Electric Arcs: Moral Choices Sparked by Connections Frances E. Morris Is It Art? The Artful "Hush" of St. Francis and the Gentlemen Blue Meanies Gary Moeller Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs: Brechtian Techniques in Buffy David Blakely "The Ants Go Marching": Effective Lyrics in Buffy Episodes Lori M. Butler "Love the One You're With": Developing Xander J. Michael McKeon Texting Buffy: Allusions of Many Kinds Emily Dial-Driver and Jesse Stallings "What Shall Cordelia Say?" Buffy as Morality Play for the Twenty-First Century's Therapeutic Ethos Gregory J. Thompson and Sally Emmons-Featherston Witchy Women: Witchcraft in Buffy and in Contemporary African Culture Juliet Evusa "I'm Cookie Dough": Exploring Buffy Iconography Kenneth S. Hicks and Carolyn Anne Taylor A Life Well-Lived: Buffy and the Pursuit of Happiness Jim Ford Appendix: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episodes Works Cited About the Contributors Index
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