{"product_id":"blood-body-and-soul-9781476667638","title":"Blood Body and Soul","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The ever-popular Whedonverse television shows--\u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/i\u003e--have inspired hundreds of articles and dozens of books. Curiously, the focus of much of the scholarship invokes philosophical, ethical, metaphysical and other cerebral perspectives. Yet, these shows are action-adventure shows, telling stories through physical bodies of many varied and unique forms. Characters fight and die, suffer grave injuries and traumas, and are physically transformed. Their bodies bear the brunt of their battles against evil, corruption and injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Through 17 insightful and captivating essays, this collection centers the physical spectacle of these televisual series. Chapters examine how both disabled and super-powered individuals navigate their differing levels of ability; how the practice of medicine and medical practitioners are represented; and how wellness is understood and depicted, both physically and mentally. Other essays \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t\u003cbr\u003eTamy Burnett and AmiJo Comeford\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Theorizing (Dis)Ability, Medicine, and Wellness\u003cbr\u003eDefining the Whedonverse Disability Narrative Ethic: Examining Impairment Arcs in Dollhouse, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003cbr\u003eMary Ellen Iatropoulos\u003cbr\u003eSlaying the Deficit in Disability: Exploring Buffy and Firefly\/Serenity\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Headley\u003cbr\u003eAngel's Female Freaks: (Dis)Abilties, Professional, and Personal Life Limitations\u003cbr\u003eLorna Jowett\u003cbr\u003e\"The Cliff Notes version? I want a normal life\": Slayerhood as ­Social-Model Disability\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth K. Switaj\u003cbr\u003eDollhouse and Intellectual Disability\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Stock\u003cbr\u003e\"I want to be healthy again\": Mental Health and Normality in Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003cbr\u003eRoslyn Weaver\u003cbr\u003eDr. Simon Tam, Healer and Humanist: Medical Models of Health Care in Firefly and Serenity\u003cbr\u003eBrett S. Stifflemire\u003cbr\u003eSuffering, Strength, and the Soul of the Slayer\u003cbr\u003eMadeline Muntersbjorn\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Bodies, Trauma, and Recovery\u003cbr\u003e\"Off with their heads!—Kidding!\" The Beheading Topos in Angel's Pylea\u003cbr\u003eCynthea Masson\u003cbr\u003eRegarding Torture in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's \"Hush\"\u003cbr\u003eErin Hollis\u003cbr\u003e\"You're the one who sees everything!\" Xander's Eye Patch and Visible Disability in Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003cbr\u003eBrian Cogan\u003cbr\u003eBritish Vampire, \"American Disease\": William the Bloody as Victorian Neurasthenic\u003cbr\u003eJ. Bowers\u003cbr\u003eTrauma, Technology, and the Affective Body in Firefly and Dollhouse\u003cbr\u003eEmily James Hansen and Katheryn Wright\u003cbr\u003eThe Token Fatty: Three Whedon Series in Search of a \"­Normal-Sized\" Woman\u003cbr\u003eSherry Ginn\u003cbr\u003e\"It's about power\": New Bodies, Connection, and Healing in Seasons Six and Seven of Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003cbr\u003eKelly L. Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\"Sweetie, your epidermis is showing\": Theorizing Skin in and Through Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003cbr\u003eFrances Sprout\u003cbr\u003e\"I've got these evil hand issues\": Amputation, Identity, and Agency in Angel\u003cbr\u003eTamy Burnett\u003cbr\u003eEpisode Guide\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040410894679,"sku":"9781476667638","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476667638.jpg?v=1750946659","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blood-body-and-soul-9781476667638","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}