Sex and the Slayer: A Gender Studies Primer for the Buffy Fan

by Lorna Jowett

Book Overview

An introduction to gender studies through one of TV's most popular shows.

During its seven-year run, Buffy the Vampire Slayer attracted a wide range of viewers and almost unprecedented academic interest. Sex and the Slayer explores one of the most talked-about topics in relation to this pioneering TV series--gender. As fantasy, Buffy potentially opens up a space for alternative representations of gender. But how alternative can popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819567582
• ISBN13: 9780819567581
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher