{"product_id":"the-truth-of-buffy-essays-on-fiction-illuminating-reality-9780786437993","title":"The Truth of Buffy: Essays on Fiction Illuminating Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e Seemingly the most fantastical of television series, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e proves on close examination to be firmly rooted in real-world concerns. In this collection of critical essays, 15 authors from several disciplines, including literature, the visual arts, theatre, philosophy, and political science, study ways in which \u003ci\u003eBuffy\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates viewers' real-life experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Topics include the series' complicated portrayals of the relationship between soul, morality, and identity; whether Buffy can truly be described as a feminist icon; stereotypes of Native Americans in the episode \"Pangs\"; the role of signs in the interaction between Buffy's aesthetics and audience; and the problem of power and underhanded politics in the Buffy universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dial-Driver\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma, and fiction editor of RSU's \u003ci\u003eCooweescoowee: A Journal of Arts and Letters\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Emmons-Featherston\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at Rogers State University and the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eCooweescoowee\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Ford\u003c\/b\u003e teaches humanities, philosophy, and religion at Rogers State University and is director of the honors program. His articles have been published in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the National Collegiate Honors Council\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHonors in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Anne Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of political science at Rogers State University and previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. She lives in Claremore, Oklahoma.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328221647122,"sku":"9780786437993","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cab1d27e-6a5e-471c-ace0-fb543afe7780.jpg?v=1727731795","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-truth-of-buffy-essays-on-fiction-illuminating-reality-9780786437993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}