Buffy Goes Dark: Essays on the Final Two Seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Television - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078643676X ISBN 13: 9780786436767

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynne Y. Edwards is associate professor of media and communication studies at Ursinus College. Elizabeth L. Rambo is associate professor of English at Campbell University. James B. South is associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 078643676X
• ISBN 13: 9780786436767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Lynne Y. Edwards, Elizabeth L. Rambo, James B. South