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Battle of the Blockbusters: Joss Whedon as Public Pedagogue [PDF]
, 2016 This article discusses the concept of public pedagogy and the reasons for considering it relevant to the work of the writer/ director/ producer Joss Whedon, creator of numberous TV programmes, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, and ...
Jarvis, Christine
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TV Series, 2014 In seasons 5 and 6 of True Blood, the appearance of Lilith, a character borrowed from the Jewish tradition and presented in the show as the original vampire, permits us to analyze the relationship of this fantasy show with religion.
Maureen Attali
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Existentialism and art-horror [PDF]
, 2010 This article explores the relationship between existentialism and the horror genre. Noël Carroll and others have proposed that horror monsters defy established categories. Carroll also argues that the emotion they provoke - 'art-horror' - is a 'composite'
Hanscomb, S.
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The ontology and literary status of the screenplay: the case of "Scriptfic" [PDF]
, 2013 Are screenplays - or at least some screenplays - works of literature? Until relatively recently, very few theorists had addressed this question. Thanks to recent work by scholars such as Ian W.
Nannicelli, Ted
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I’m Buffy and You’re History: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Contemporary Feminism by Patricia Pender (I.B. Tauris, 2016) [PDF]
Monstrum, 2018 Book ...
Kristopher Woofter
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TV Series, 2012 The genre of the teenage series, which today has attained a form of stability, fills a gap in the representation of identity issues that are rarely addressed with such complexity by contemporary serial fictions.
Pierre-Olivier Toulza
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Progression of the Representation of Female Protagonists in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genres [PDF]
, 2015 Broadcast television has been plagued by the misrepresentation and absence of progressive female protagonists. Contemporary television programs have begun to address issues of diversity and empowerment, but it is questionable whether substantial strides ...
Becker, Dakota S
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Evolución diacrónica de los géneros en la ficción dramática televisiva estadounidense. Nuevas tendencias hacia la hibridación [PDF]
, 2011 La televisión norteamericana del nuevo milenio ha sufrido cambios tecnológicos, industriales y sociológicos que han transformado la ficción dramática.
Raya Bravo, Irene
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« On … on peut se reposer maintenant ? » :Foucault et les multiples subjectivités discursives de Spike [PDF]
Slayage, 2023 This article explores Spike’s development via a Foucauldian perspective of power and discourse. Discursive power resides in networks of relationships which allow “subjects [to] freely call upon differing discourses … and therefore, play games of identity”
Herrmann, Andrew F. +1 more
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Joss Whedon: Finding Religious Themes in a Science Fiction Universe [PDF]
, 2009 Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other science fiction television shows, is a devout atheist but still manages to weave religious themes throughout his work, including redemption, free will, and Christ figures.
Baker, Amanda M
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