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| Foreword: The Color of the Dark in Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Forces of Society and Culture: Gender, Generations, Violence, Class, Race, and Religion | |
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| "Who Died and Made Her the Boss?" Patterns of Mortality in Buffy | |
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| "My Emotions Give Me Power": The Containment of Girls' Anger in Buffy | |
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| "I'm Buffy, and You're...History": The Postmodern Politics of Buffy | |
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| Surpassing the Love of Vampires; or, Why (and How) a Queer Reading of the Buffy/Willow Relationship Is Denied | |
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| Choosing Your Own Mother: Mother-Daughter Conflicts in Buffy | |
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| Staking in Tongues: Speech Act as Weapon in Buffy | |
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| Slaying in Black and White: Kendra as Tragic Mulatta in Buffy | |
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| The Undemonization of Supporting Characters in Buffy | |
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| "Sometimes You Need a Story": American Christianity, Vampires, and Buffy | |
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| Darkness Falls on the Endless Summer: Buffy as Gidget for the Fin de Siecle | |
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| Forces of Art and Imagination (Past): Vampires, Magic, and Monsters | |
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| Of Creatures and Creators: Buffy Does Frankenstein | |
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| Sex and the Single Vampire: The Evolution of the Vampire Lothario and Its Representation in Buffy | |
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| "Digging the Undead": Death and Desire in Buffy | |
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| Spirit Guides and Shadow Selves: From the Dream Life of Buffy (and Faith) | |
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| Hubble-Bubble, Herbs, and Grimoires: Magic, Manichaeanism, and Witchcraft in Buffy | |
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| Whose Side Are You on, Anyway? Children, Adults, and the Use of Fairy Tales in Buffy | |
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| Forces of Art and Imagination (Present): Fan Relationships, Metaphoric and Real | |
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| Crossing the Final Taboo: Family, Sexuality, and Incest in Buffyverse Fan Fiction | |
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| "My Boyfriend's in the Band!" Buffy and the Rhetoric of Music | |
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| Buffy's Mary Sue Is Jonathan: Buffy Acknowledges the Fans | |
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| www.buffy.com: Cliques, Boundaries, and Hierarchies in an Internet Community | |
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| Afterword: The Genius of Joss Whedon | |
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| Episode Guide for Seasons 1 to 5 | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Contributors | |