New PDF release: Power and Control in the Television Worlds of Joss Whedon

By Sherry Ginn

Ever because the optimal of the small-screen incarnation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997, the tv worlds of Joss Whedon—which have grown to incorporate Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse—have got a cult following of committed lovers and encouraged curious students. the hunt for strength and keep watch over over people and different animals is a continuing subject operating all through all 4 sequence. This learn explores the myriad ordinary and supernatural equipment Whedon’s characters use to accomplish strength and keep an eye on over unsuspecting buddies and foes, together with witchcraft and different paranormal capacity, love, aggression, and medical units comparable to psychosurgery and psychopharmacology. A catalog of characters and an entire record of episodes for every sequence completes this important addition to the transforming into physique of scholarship on television’s “Whedonverse.”

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