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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 | |