Buffy the Vampire Slayer /

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Imprint:Bristol : Intellect Books ; Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
Language:English
Series:Fan phenomena, 2051-4476
Fan phenomena.
Subject:Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program)
Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program)
Fans (Persons) -- United States.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Fans (Persons)
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203707
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Other authors / contributors:Stuller, Jennifer K., editor.
ISBN:9781783200955
1783200952
9781783200191
1783200197
9781783200962
1783200960
9781299718654
1299718655
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:"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. 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 windows 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 artefacts of fandom, fan fiction, crafting, performance, cosplay and singalongs. 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"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Buffy, the vampire slayer. Bristol : Intellect Books ; Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2013 9781783200191
Standard no.:99968852503