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Premiering on Fox in 2009, Joss Whedon's Dollhouse was an
innovative, contentious and short-lived science fiction series
whose themes were challenging for viewers from the outset. A vast
global corporation operates establishments (Dollhouses) that
program individuals with temporary personalities and abilities. The
protagonist assumes a different identity each episode-her defining
characteristic a lack of individuality. Through this obtuse
premise, the show interrogated free will, morality and sex, and in
the process its own construction of fantasy and its audience. A
decade on, the world is-for better or worse-catching up with
Dollhouse's provocative vision. This collection of new essays
examines the series' relevance in the context of today's social and
political issues and media landscape.
Though it lasted barely more than a season, Dollhouse continues to
intrigue viewers as one of Joss Whedon's most provocative forays
into series television. The program centered on men and women who
have their memories and personalities repeatedly wiped and replaced
with new ones by a shadowy corporation dedicated to fulfilling the
whims of the rich. This chilling scenario was used to tell stories
about big issues-power and resistance, freedom and servitude, class
and gender-while always returning to its central themes of identity
and individuality. In Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: Confounding Purpose,
Confusing Identity, Sherry Ginn, Alyson Buckman, and Heather M.
Porter have brought together fourteen diverse essays that showcase
the series' complex vision of the future. Contributors probe deeply
into the fictional universe of the show by considering the motives
of the wealthy clients and asking what love means when
personalities are continually remade. Other essays consider the
show's relations to politics, philosophy, psychology, and
representations of race and gender on screen.Several essays explore
the show's complex relationship to transhumanism: considering the
dark potential for dehumanization and abuse that lurks beneath the
promise of turning bodies into temporary vessels for immortal,
downloadable personalities. Though a short-lived series, Dollhouse
has been hailed as one of television's most thoughtful explorations
of classic science-fiction themes. The first serious treatment of
this landmark show, Joss Whedon's Dollhouse will be of interest to
science-fiction scholars and Whedon fans alike.
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