I'm Buffy and You're History
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Contemporary Feminism
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Television, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | Patricia Pender | ISBN: | 9781786720108 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | June 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patricia Pender |
| ISBN: | 9781786720108 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | June 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer gave contemporary TV viewers an exhilarating alternative to the tired cultural trope of a hapless, attractive blonde woman victimized by a murderous male villain. With its strong, capable heroine, witty dialogue, and a creator (Joss Whedon) who identifies himself as a feminist, the cult show became one of the most widely analysed texts in contemporary popular culture. The last episode, broadcast in 2002, did not herald the passing of a fleeting phenomenon: Buffy is a media presence still, active on DVD and the internet, alive in the career of Joss Whedon and studied internationally. I'm Buffy and You're History puts the entire series under the microscope, investigating its gender and feminist politics.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer gave contemporary TV viewers an exhilarating alternative to the tired cultural trope of a hapless, attractive blonde woman victimized by a murderous male villain. With its strong, capable heroine, witty dialogue, and a creator (Joss Whedon) who identifies himself as a feminist, the cult show became one of the most widely analysed texts in contemporary popular culture. The last episode, broadcast in 2002, did not herald the passing of a fleeting phenomenon: Buffy is a media presence still, active on DVD and the internet, alive in the career of Joss Whedon and studied internationally. I'm Buffy and You're History puts the entire series under the microscope, investigating its gender and feminist politics.
