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The Nile on eBay Joss Whedon and Race by Lowery A. Woodall III, Mary Ellen Iatropoulos Joss Whedon's work critiques racial stereotypes, sometimes repudiating them, sometimes reinvesting in them (sometimes both at once). This collection of new essays explores his representations of racial power dynamics between individuals and institutions and how the Whedonverse constructs race, ethnicity and nationality relationships. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Joss Whedon is known for exploring philosophical questions through socially progressive narratives in his films, television shows and comics. Whedon's work critiques racial stereotypes, sometimes repudiating them, sometimes reinvesting in them (sometimes both at once). This collection of new essays explores his representations of racial power dynamics between individuals and institutions and how the Whedonverse constructs race, ethnicity and nationality relationships. Author Biography Mary Ellen Iatropoulos is an award-winning independent scholar whose publications and research center on the intersections of literature, media, and culture, with special focus on the works of Joss Whedon. She works as Director of Education at Spark Media Project, a nonprofit focusing on media literacy and production, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Lowery A. Woodall III is an Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania and is the faculty advisor for WIXQ-FM, Millersville's award winning campus radio station. He has written extensively on representations of otherness in popular culture through mass media texts. Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction. The Individual, the Institutional and the Unintentional: Exploring the Whedonverses Through Critical Race Theory Mary Ellen Iatropoulos and Lowery A. Woodall Part I. The Caucasian Persuasion Here in the 'Dale: Race and Ethnicity in Buffy the Vampire Slayer "The black chick always gets it first": Black Slayers in Sunnydale (Lynne Edwards) "I have no speech, no name": The Denial of Female Agency Through Speech in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Rachel McMurray) A Dodgy English Accent: The Rituals of a Contested Space of Englishness in "Helpless" (Joel Hawkes) She's White and They Are History: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Racialization of the Past and Present (Nelly Strehlau) "Let it simmer": Tonal Shifts in "Pangs" (Rhonda V. Wilcox) Part II. From Buffy to Angel: Racial Representation Across Sunnydale and L.A. Representations of the Roma in Buffy and Angel (Katia McClain) An Inevitable Tragedy: The Troubled Life of Charles Gunn as an Allegory for General Strain Theory (Rejena Saulsberry) Part III. Firefly/Serenity and Dollhouse: Race and Ethnicity at the Margins of the 'Verses Race, Space and the (De)Construction of Neocolonial 9 Difference in Firefly/Serenity (Brent M. ­Smith-Casanueva) Mexicans in Space? Joss Whedon's Firefly, Reavers and the Man They Call Jayne (Daoine S. Bachran) Zoe Washburne: Navigating the 'Verse as a Military Woman of Color (Mayan Jarnagin) Programming Slavery: Race, Technology and the Quest for Freedom in Dollhouse (Brandeise ­Monk-Payton) "Memory itself guarantees nothing": Dollhouse, Witnessing and "the jews" (Samira Nadkarni) Part IV. It's a Play on Perspective: Long Views and Deep Focus on Race in the Whedonverses On Soldiers and Sages: Problematizing the Roles of Black Men in the Whedonverses (Candra K. Gill) The Godmothers of Them All: ­Female-Centered Blaxploitation Films and the Heroines of Joss Whedon (Masani McGee) Someone's Asian in Dr. Horrible: Humor, Reflexivity and the Absolution of Whiteness (Hélène ­Frohard-Dourlent) About the Contributors Combined Bibliography Index Details ISBN 0786470100 Author Mary Ellen Iatropoulos Short Title JOSS WHEDON & RACE Language English ISBN-10 0786470100 ISBN-13 9780786470105 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2016 Subtitle Critical Essays Place of Publication Jefferson, NC Country of Publication United States Edited by Mary Ellen Iatropoulos DEWEY 791.456529 Pages 340 AU Release Date 2016-11-30 NZ Release Date 2016-11-30 UK Release Date 2016-11-30 Publication Date 2016-10-30 Audience General US Release Date 2016-10-30 Audience Age 18 Publisher McFarland & Co Inc Imprint McFarland & Co Inc We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135083548;