Overview

The ever-popular Whedonverse television shows-Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse-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. 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 focus on storylines involving specific body parts, the intersection of literal and metaphorical trauma and the processes of recovery from injury, illness and impairment. Each author offers a unique and thought-provoking analysis in an area previously under-explored or altogether missing from existing scholarship on the Whedonverse.

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Author:   Tamy Burnett ,  AmiJo Comeford
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.444kg
ISBN:  

9781476667638

ISBN 10:   1476667632
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   10 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Tamy Burnett and AmiJo Comeford Part I. Theorizing (Dis)Ability, Medicine, and Wellness Defining the Whedonverse Disability Narrative Ethic: Examining Impairment Arcs in Dollhouse, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mary Ellen Iatropoulos Slaying the Deficit in Disability: Exploring Buffy and Firefly/Serenity Cynthia Headley Angel's Female Freaks: (Dis)Abilties, Professional, and Personal Life Limitations Lorna Jowett The Cliff Notes version? I want a normal life : Slayerhood as Social-Model Disability Elizabeth K. Switaj Dollhouse and Intellectual Disability Barbara Stock I want to be healthy again : Mental Health and Normality in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roslyn Weaver Dr. Simon Tam, Healer and Humanist: Medical Models of Health Care in Firefly and Serenity Brett S. Stifflemire Suffering, Strength, and the Soul of the Slayer Madeline Muntersbjorn Part II: Bodies, Trauma, and Recovery Off with their heads!-Kidding! The Beheading Topos in Angel's Pylea Cynthea Masson Regarding Torture in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Hush Erin Hollis You're the one who sees everything! Xander's Eye Patch and Visible Disability in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Brian Cogan British Vampire, American Disease : William the Bloody as Victorian Neurasthenic J. Bowers Trauma, Technology, and the Affective Body in Firefly and Dollhouse Emily James Hansen and Katheryn Wright The Token Fatty: Three Whedon Series in Search of a Normal-Sized Woman Sherry Ginn It's about power : New Bodies, Connection, and Healing in Seasons Six and Seven of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Kelly L. Richardson Sweetie, your epidermis is showing : Theorizing Skin in and Through Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Frances Sprout I've got these evil hand issues : Amputation, Identity, and Agency in Angel Tamy Burnett Episode Guide Works Cited About the Contributors Index

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Tamy Burnett, associate director for the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, writes about popular culture, especially television, often with a focus on gender and sexuality. She has previously written about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The X-Files, and Veronica Mars. AmiJo Comeford, professor of English at Utah Tech University, writes primarily about popular culture and television and also serves as a university ombudsman. She has previously written about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and American Civil War poetry.

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