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- English
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Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
About this book
Few could have predicted the enduring affection inspired by Joss Whedon's television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With its origins in a script Whedon wrote for a 1992 feature film of the same name, the series far outpaced its source material, gathering a devoted audience that remains loyal to the show more than a decade after it left the airwaves. Heralded for its use of smart, funny and emotionally resonant narrative; subversive and feminist characterizations; and unique approaches to television as an art form, the show quickly developed its own unique fan community, who built on existing narratives through fan fiction, media manipulation and performance.Â
Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer explores how this continued devotion is internalized, celebrated and critiqued. Featuring interviews with culture makers, academics and creators of participatory fandom, the essays here are a window into the more personal and communal aspects of the fan experience. Essays from critical thinkers and scholars address how Buffy inspires the creation of, among other enduring artifacts of fandom, fan fiction, crafting, performance, cosplay and sing-alongs.Â
As an accessible yet vigorous examination of a beloved character and her world, Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer provokes a larger conversation about the relationship between cult properties and fandom, and how their interplay permeates the cultural consciousness, in effect contributing to culture through new narrative, academia, language and political activism.
Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer explores how this continued devotion is internalized, celebrated and critiqued. Featuring interviews with culture makers, academics and creators of participatory fandom, the essays here are a window into the more personal and communal aspects of the fan experience. Essays from critical thinkers and scholars address how Buffy inspires the creation of, among other enduring artifacts of fandom, fan fiction, crafting, performance, cosplay and sing-alongs.Â
As an accessible yet vigorous examination of a beloved character and her world, Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer provokes a larger conversation about the relationship between cult properties and fandom, and how their interplay permeates the cultural consciousness, in effect contributing to culture through new narrative, academia, language and political activism.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Best, Worst, Known, and Not-So-Known, Pop Culture Influences on the Buffyverse
- âLetâs Watch a Girlâ: Whedon, Buffy, and Fans in Action
- Ficcers and âShippers: A Love Story
- Interview: Nikki Stafford: Organizing The Great Buffy Rewatch of 2011
- Buffyspeak: The Internal and External Impact of Slayer Slang
- âWelcome to the Hellmouthâ: Harnessing the Power of Fandom in the Classroom
- Interview: Rhonda Wilcox: The âMotherâ of Buffy Studies
- Buffy, Dark Romance and Female Horror Fans
- Seeing Green: Willow and Tara Forever
- The Art of Buffy Crafts
- Interview: Clinton McClung: Founder of the touring âOnce More With Feelingâ interactive event
- Buffyverse Fandom as Religion
- Interview: Scott Allie: Writer, and Senior Managing Editor at Dark Horse Comics
- Unlimited Potentials
- Contributor Biographies
- Image Credits