Few could have predicted the enduring affection inspired by Joss
Whedon's television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." With its
origins in a script Whedon wrote for a 1992 feature film of the
same name, the series far outpaced its source material, gathering a
devoted audience that remains loyal to the show more than a decade
after it left the airwaves. Heralded for its use of smart, funny,
and emotionally resonant narrative; subversive and feminist
characterizations; and unique approaches to television as an art
form, the show quickly developed its own unique fan community, who
built on existing narratives through fan fiction, media
manipulation, and performance.
"Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer" explores how this
continued devotion is internalized, celebrated, and critiqued.
Featuring interviews with culture makers, academics, and creators
of participatory fandom, the essays here are a window into the more
personal and communal aspects of the fan experience. Essays from
critical thinkers and scholars address how Buffy inspires the
creation of, among other enduring artifacts of fandom, fan fiction,
crafting, performance, cosplay, and sing-alongs.
As an accessible yet vigorous examination of a beloved character
and her world, "Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer" provokes a
larger conversation about the relationship between cult properties
and fandom, and how their interplay permeates the cultural
consciousness, in effect contributing to culture through new
narrative, academia, language, and political activism.
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