Fighting The Forces: What's At Stake In Buffy The Vampire Slayer?

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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. Visit our website for sample chapters!


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Wilcox (English, Gordon College) and Lavery (English, Middle Tennessee State U.) present a series of 20 critical essays exploring a range of issues raised by the popular television show and fan reaction to it. A selection of essays look at issues of race, gender, age, class, and religion as exhibited in the show, while others discuss the origins of vampires and monsters and their treatments on the show. Also included is an episode guide for the first five seasons of the show. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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