Televised Morality: The Case of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
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Televised Morality: The Case of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is an academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, Buffy and Angel.
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| Author | Gregory Stevenson |
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| Subject(s) | Buffyverse |
| Genre(s) | academic publication, Media Study |
| Publisher | Hamilton Books |
| Released | April 28, 2004 |
| Pages | 316 |
| Size and weight | 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches / 14.88 ounces |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7618-2833-8 |
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The increasing frequency of moralist critiques of television shows is an acknowledgment of television's growing role in the shaping of a culture's moral values. Yet many moralist critiques misconstrue the full moral message of a show due to a restrictive focus on sex, violence, and profanity. Televised Morality explores the nature of moral discourse on television by using Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a case study.
[edit] Contents
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"Taking Buffy Seriously" |
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"The Moral Battleground" |
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"Storytellers" |
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"Buffy's Story" |
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"Buffy's World" |
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"Human Nature" |
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"Identity and the Quest for Self" |
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"A Tale of Two Slayers: Identity, Sacrifice, and Salvation" |
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"Systems of Power: Technology, Magic, and Institutional Authority" |
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"Together or Alone? The Dynamics of Community and Family" |
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"The End as Moral Guidepost" |
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"Morals and Consequences" |
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"Sexuality" |
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"Violence and Vengeance" |
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"Guilt and Forgiveness" |
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"The Vampire, the Witch and the Warlock: Patterns of Redemption" |
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"Buffy and Moral Discourse" |
[edit] External links
| Buffyverse academic books | ||
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The Aesthetics of Culture in BtVS | Bite Me | Blood Relations | BtVS and Philosophy | Buffy (BFI) | Fighting The Forces | Five Seasons of "Angel" | Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy | Reading Angel | Reading the Vampire Slayer | Seven Seasons of Buffy | Sex and the Slayer | Slayer Slang | Televised Morality | What Would Buffy Do? | Why Buffy Matters |
