Reading the Vampire Slayer
Encyclopedia
Reading the Vampire Slayer is an academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse
established by TV series, Buffy and Angel
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These are the contents for the first edition (published 2001):
Buffyverse
The Buffyverse, also known as the Whedonverse or Slayerverse , is the shared fictional universe in which the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are set. This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss...
established by TV series, Buffy and Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
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Book description and contents
Covers both Buffy (up to its final season) and Angel (up to Season 4). The book gives in depth analysis highlighting show titles, quotes, key comments that forshadow something else. The book progresses season by season discussing character growth, and many hidden metaphors.These are the contents for the first edition (published 2001):
| Chapter | Title | Author |
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"She Saved the World. A Lot: An Introduction to the Themes and Structure of Buffy and Angel" | Roz Kaveney |
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"Entropy as Demon: Buffy in Southern California" | Boyd Tonkin |
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"Vampire Dialectics: Knowledge, Institutions and Labour" | Brian Wall & Michael Zryd |
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"Laugh, Spawn of Hell, Laugh" | Steve Wilson |
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"'It Wasn't Our World Anymore--They Made It Theirs': Reading Space and Place" | Karen Sayer |
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"'What You Are, What's to Come': Feminism, citizenship, and the divine" | Zoe-Jane Playden |
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"'Just a Girl': Buffy as Icon" | Anne Millard Daugherty |
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"'Concentrate on the kicking movie': "Buffy" and East Asian Cinema" | Dave West |
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"Staking a Claim: The Series and Its Slash Fan-Fiction" | Esther Saxey |
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"'They always mistake me for the character I play!': Transformation, identity and role-playing in the Buffyverse (and a defence of fine acting)" | Ian Shuttleworth |