How to be a woman. Models of masochism and sacrifice in young adult fiction [PDF]
, 2015 Buffy, Bella, Veronica, Katniss, Clary, Tris and Saba : For two decades post-feminist heroines have faced life-threatening trials as part of their progress to womanhood.
Jarvis, Christine
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Object Entanglements: From Postmodern Subjectivity to Posthuman Thingness in Joss Whedon\u27s Dollhouse [PDF]
, 2016 Joss Whedon\u27s Dollhouse (2009-2010) positions subjectivity in direct confrontation with posthuman hybridity by situating viewers to questions what it means to be human—how much technological integration occurs before we cease to be ourselves and ...
Kitchens, Juliette
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What Is It That Fanfiction Opposes?
Fafnir, 2014 The article challenges the models of resistance that are generally used as the primary way to understand the work of fandom. Instead, the article ponders the way in which the textual conventions and structures of fanfiction writing are connected with ...
Hanna-Riikka Roine
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J.J. Abrams vs. Joss Whedon: Duel for Media Master of the Universe [PDF]
, 2016 J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon are two of the most imaginative and accomplished men in Hollywood. As writers, directors, producers, and series creators, their credits have straddled the mediums of television and film and range across several genres, from ...
Sterba, Wendy
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Re-Entering the Dollhouse:Essays on the Joss Whedon Series [PDF]
, 2022 Premiering on Fox in 2009, Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse was an innovative, contentious and short-lived science fiction series whose themes were challenging for viewers from the outset.
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Neoliberal Eugenics in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse (2009-2010)
, 2020 In this paper, Joss Whedon’s science fiction series Dollhouse (2009-2010) is argued to contain an implicit exploration of the taboo around “neoliberal eugenics,” afforded by its genre-specific use of speculative technologies, and to therefore serve as a reflection of and addition to public discourse concerning the ethical dangers of free market genetic
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El genre mixing en la ficción televisiva norteamericana : el caso de Joss Whedon [PDF]
, 2012 La problemática genérica siempre ha sido un tema clave en el análisis del discurso audiovisual. Actualmente la televisión se encuentra en un complejo proceso de transformación en el que la fusión de géneros está marcando la evolución de las narrativas
Raya Bravo, Irene
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Joss Whedon vs. the Horror Tradition:The Production of Genre in Buffy and Beyond [PDF]
, 2018 Although ostensibly presented as “light entertainment,” the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much dark inspiration from the horror genre to create a unique aesthetic and perform a cultural critique.
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Pushing the Frontier to a New Mestizaje in Joss Whedon’s Firefly [PDF]
, 1970 My article is related to the use of Gloria Anzaldua\u27s concept of mestizaje and Frederick Jackson Turner\u27s frontier thesis in analyzing the possible hybridity in Joss Whedon\u27s Firefly, where an intergalactic Sino-American federation called the ...
Ionescu-Ambrosie, Ștefan
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Joss Whedons women : An analysis of the portrayal of women in the tv shows Dollhouse and Firefly [PDF]
, 2012 Uppsatsen är en analys där de två amerikanska science fiction-serierna Dollhouse (Joss Whedon, 2009) och Firefly (Joss Whedon, 2002), som sänts i både svensk och amerikansk tv har granskas.
Rothén, Linn
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