{"product_id":"fan-phenomena-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-9781783200191","title":"Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew could have predicted the enduring affection inspired by Joss Whedon’s television series, \u003cem\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/em\u003e. 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eFan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/em\u003e 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 a window 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 artifacts of fandom, fan fiction, crafting, performance, cosplay and sing-alongs. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As an accessible yet vigorous examination of a beloved character and her world, \u003cem\u003eFan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This book is for all the Buffy fans new and old who are asking themselves \"where do we go from here\"? Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a celebration, a geek freak out, a fun pontification on what it means to continue to be inspired by this cheeky, kick-ass pop culture icon'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e -- Jo Jo Stiletto, Producer Whedonesque Burlesque\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This is a brilliant and compulsively readable exploration of the fandom dynamic in the context of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Fan and scholar Stuller has amassed a fascinating array of essays and interviews by the best and brightest (and wittiest!) who love and study the Slayer'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e -- Nancy Holder, NYT Best Selling Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Jennifer Stuller’s new compilation has once more revised and expanded our sense of what a Buffy volume can be, this time offering us not only fresh insights into the world of the slayer and her life in the minds of fans, but a new graphically enthralling book design as well – a perfect inducement for what Joss Whedon once called “the revolutionary page-turning process”'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Lavery, Founding Co-Editor of Slayage: The Journal of The Whedon Studies Society and author of Joss Whedon: A Creative Portrait\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/strong\u003e– Jennifer K. Stuller\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Best, Worst, Known, and Not-So-Known, Pop Culture Influences on the \u003cem\u003eBuffy\u003c\/em\u003everse – Jennifer K. Stuller\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Let's Watch a Girl': Whedon, Buffy, and Fans in Action – Tanya R. Cochran\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFiccers and Shippers: A Love Story – Mary Kirby-Diaz\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterview \u003c\/strong\u003e– Nicki Stafford: Organising The Great Buffy Rewatch of 2011\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBuffyspeak: The Internal and External Impact of Slayer Slang – Liz Medendorp\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Welcome to the Hellmouth': Harnessing the Power of Fandom in the Classroom – Amy Peloff and David Boarder Giles\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterview \u003c\/strong\u003e– Rhonda Wilcox: The 'Mother' of Buffy Studies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuffy\u003c\/em\u003e, Dark Romance and Female Horror Fans – Lorna Jowett\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSeeing Green: Willow and Tara Forever – Kristen Julia Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Buffy Crafts – Nikki Faith Fuller\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterview \u003c\/strong\u003e– Clinton McClung: Founder of the touring 'Once More With Feeling' interactive event\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuffy\u003c\/em\u003everse Fandom as Religion – Anthony R. Mills\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterview\u003c\/strong\u003e – Scott Allie: Writer, and Senior Managing Editor at Dark Horse Comics\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUnlimited Potentials – David Bushman and Arthur Smith\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042259206487,"sku":"9781783200191","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783200191.jpg?v=1750953662","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fan-phenomena-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-9781783200191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}