The Aesthetics of Culture in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
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The Aesthetics of Culture in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is an academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, Buffy and Angel.
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| Author | Matthew Pateman |
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| Subject(s) | Buffyverse |
| Genre(s) | academic publication, Media Study |
| Publisher | McFarland & Company |
| Released | January 18, 2006 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Size and weight | 8.0 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches / 13.92 ounces |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7864-2249-1 |
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Examination of the cultural commentary contained in Buffy. The show was a somewhat unusual vehicle used to present, quite typical views of late 20th century culture-teenage problems via the character of Buffy Summers. The covers topics such as broken homes and the search for meaning in life. Subtler themes are always included; such as cultural views of knowledge, ethnicity and history.
Organized into two sections:
- (1) Through the lens of Buffy’s confrontation with culture
- (2) second, from the complex perspectives the individual characters. Issues such as values, ethical choices and the implications of one’s actions are discussed—without ever losing sight of the limitations of a medium that will always be dominated by financial concerns. The final chapter summarizes what Buffy has to say about today’s society.
An appendix lists Buffy episodes in chronological order.
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A truly excellent book that offers insightful readings of individual episodes as well as a masterful account of the show's relationship with ethics, culture and history: all via the notion of aesthetics - brilliant.
| Buffyverse academic books | ||
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The Aesthetics of Culture in BtVS | Bite Me | Blood Relations | BtVS and Philosophy | Buffy (BFI) | Fighting The Forces | Five Seasons of "Angel" | Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy | Reading Angel | Reading the Vampire Slayer | Seven Seasons of Buffy | Sex and the Slayer | Slayer Slang | Televised Morality | What Would Buffy Do? | Why Buffy Matters |
