J.R.R. Tolkien and the Works of Joss Whedon
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2019/07/08/jrr-tolkien-and-the-works-of-joss-whedon
(pdf version: https://www.academia.edu/39776375/Call_for_Papers_Tolkien_and_Whedon)
deadline for submissions: August 4, 2019
full name / name of organization: Janet Brennan Croft
contact email: janet.b.croft@rutgers.edu
Call for Papers:
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Works of Joss Whedon
Special Issue of the Journal of Tolkien Research https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/
Co-edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Kristine Larsen
janet.b.croft@rutgers.edu; larsen@ccsu.edu
Connections between any of the works of both creative geniuses are fair game for this interdisciplinary volume. Some possible topics include: world-building, horror and the monstrous, critiques of heroism, women’s roles, Buffy-speak and elf-speak, and villainous motivations.
Please submit a 250-300 word abstract and a brief bio to both of the co-editors by August 4, 2019. Conference papers that have been presented are especially encouraged, so long as they have not been published. You may submit the entire conference paper for consideration instead of an abstract. It is understood that conference papers will need to be expanded to journal length articles (approximately 4000-7000 words). We will be using the Mythlore citation style (available at https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/styleguide.html).
Abstracts/conference papers accepted to be expanded to journal length papers will be required to be returned in completed first draft stage by December 15, 2019.
Note: Final acceptance of your paper for inclusion in this special themed issue of the journal will be determined by the journal’s peer review process (after all edits are made by the issue co-editors).
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Friday, July 12, 2019
Thursday, June 18, 2015
CFP Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses (1/4/16; UK 7/7-10/16)
I was going to post this on the monster blog, but Whedon Studies has become so much more than Buffy/Angel. Formatting was preserved from the original post:
Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses, 7-10 July 2016 / Proposals, 4 January 2016
full name / name of organization:
Whedon Studies Association
contact email:
slayage.conference@gmail.com
Slayage: The Journal of the Whedon Studies Association (www.whedonstudies.tv), the Whedon Studies Association, and conveners Stacey Abbott and Tanya R. Cochran solicit proposals for the seventh biennialSlayage Conference on the Whedonverses (SCW7). This conference dedicated to the imaginative universe(s) of Joss Whedon will be held on the campus of Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, England, UK, 7-10 July 2016. Simon Brown of Kingston University will serve as local arrangements chair, supported by the Euroslayage organizing committee Bronwen Calvert, Lorna Jowett, and Michael Starr.
We welcome proposals of 200-300 words (or an abstract of a completed paper) on any aspect of Whedon’s television and web texts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Dollhouse, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.); his films (Serenity, The Cabin in the Woods, Marvel’s The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing, The Avengers: Age of Ultron); his comics (e.g. Fray; Astonishing X-Men; Runaways; Sugarshock!; Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Eight, Nine, and Ten; Angel: After the Fall; Angel & Faith Season Nine and Ten); or any element of the work of Whedon and his collaborators. Additionally, a proposal may address paratexts, fandoms, or Whedon’s extracurricular—political and activist—activities, such as his involvement with Equality Now. As this is the first Slayage conference to take place in Europe, we also welcome proposals about Whedon’s work in relation to notions of Britishness, heritage, globalization, language, as well as its transnational and international reception. We invite presentations from the perspective of any discipline: literature, history, communications, film and television studies, women’s studies, religion, linguistics, music, cultural studies, and others. In other words, multidisciplinary discussions of the text, the social context, the audience, the producers, the production, and more are all appropriate. A proposal/abstract should demonstrate familiarity with already-published scholarship in the field, which includes dozens of books, hundreds of articles, and over a dozen years of the blind peer-reviewed journal Slayage.
An individual paper is strictly limited to a reading time of 20 minutes, and we encourage, though do not require, self-organized panels of three presenters. Proposals for workshops, roundtables, or other types of sessions are also welcome. Submissions by graduate and undergraduate students are invited; undergraduates should provide the name, email, and phone number of a faculty member willing to consult with them (the faculty member does not need to attend). Proposals should be submitted online through the SCW7 website (scw7.whedonstudies.tv) and will be reviewed by program chairs Stacey Abbott, Tanya R. Cochran, and Rhonda V. Wilcox. Submissions must be received by Monday, 4 January 2016. Decisions will be made by 1 March 2016. Questions regarding proposals can be directed to Rhonda V. Wilcox at the conference email address: slayage.conference@gmail.com.
- By web submission at 06/18/2015 - 04:31
Monday, July 21, 2014
CFP Firefly/Serenity (Spec. Issue of Slayage) ((8/15/14)
This was recently posted on IAFA-L:
CFP: Special Issue of Slayage on Firefly/Serenity / Contact: Michael Goodrum & Philip Smith
Dear Whedon Studies Association Members,
Issue 13.1 of Slayage (Spring 2015) will be a special issue devoted entirely to Firefly/Serenity. It will be guest-edited by Michael Goodrum and Philip Smith, editors of the forthcoming volume Firefly: Academic Approaches to Joss Whedon’s Series to be published by Rowman and Littlefield.
It has been over ten years since Joss Whedon’s Firefly (2002-03) was first screened. Although the narrative covers only one season and a film, the series has enjoyed a long afterlife through comic books, roleplaying games, and the fan community. It has also enjoyed a steady flow of academic responses even if, at times, it has remained somewhat under-represented compared with Whedon's other work.
The editors seek original contributions concerning Firefly/Serenity. Papers should show a strong awareness of existing academic scholarship on the series and film (including the existing Slayage special issue from 2008). Preference will be given to proposals which take an original approach and/or engage with more recent additions to the Firefly 'verse, particularly the Serenity comics.
Individuals who are interested in contributing should send a 200-300-word abstract/proposal by August 15, 2014. Submissions will be due September 30, 2014. Please send your proposal to Psmith.firefly@gmail.com.
Final papers will be 5,000 - 7,000 words in length and in Modern Language Association (MLA) style.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best,
Mitch & Phil
CFP: Special Issue of Slayage on Firefly/Serenity / Contact: Michael Goodrum & Philip Smith
Dear Whedon Studies Association Members,
Issue 13.1 of Slayage (Spring 2015) will be a special issue devoted entirely to Firefly/Serenity. It will be guest-edited by Michael Goodrum and Philip Smith, editors of the forthcoming volume Firefly: Academic Approaches to Joss Whedon’s Series to be published by Rowman and Littlefield.
It has been over ten years since Joss Whedon’s Firefly (2002-03) was first screened. Although the narrative covers only one season and a film, the series has enjoyed a long afterlife through comic books, roleplaying games, and the fan community. It has also enjoyed a steady flow of academic responses even if, at times, it has remained somewhat under-represented compared with Whedon's other work.
The editors seek original contributions concerning Firefly/Serenity. Papers should show a strong awareness of existing academic scholarship on the series and film (including the existing Slayage special issue from 2008). Preference will be given to proposals which take an original approach and/or engage with more recent additions to the Firefly 'verse, particularly the Serenity comics.
Individuals who are interested in contributing should send a 200-300-word abstract/proposal by August 15, 2014. Submissions will be due September 30, 2014. Please send your proposal to Psmith.firefly@gmail.com.
Final papers will be 5,000 - 7,000 words in length and in Modern Language Association (MLA) style.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best,
Mitch & Phil
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century
Fan CULTure: Essays on Participatory Fandom in the 21st Century Edited by Kristin M. Barton and Jonathan Malcolm Lampley
Foreword by Stephen J. Sansweet
Published by McFarland
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-7418-9
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-0459-6
bibliographies, index
212pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2014
Price $40.00
About the Book
Fan CULTure explores how present-day fans interact with the films, television shows, books, and pop culture artifacts they love. From creating original works of fanfiction to influencing the content of major primetime series through social media, fans are no longer passive consumers. They have evolved into active participants in creating and shaping these works. The all-new essays in this collection provide in-depth analyses of how fans interact with such popular franchises as Harry Potter, Lost, Supernatural, Lord of the Rings and Joss Whedon’s Serenity, and examines as well topics not based on media-like fans of the LEGO building blocks, Disneyland, and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow.
About the Editors
Kristin M. Barton is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia. He lives in Woodstock, Georgia. Jonathan Malcolm Lampley, a prolific contributor to many popular-culture periodicals and publications, is a professor of English and film at Dalton State College in Georgia.
Table of Contents
Foreword (http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/excerpts/978-0-7864-7418-9.Foreword.pdf)
Stephen J. Sansweet 1
Introduction (http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/excerpts/978-0-7864-7418-9.Introduction.pdf)
Kristin M. Barton 5
Section 1: Fan Productions
Can’t Stop the Sequel: How the Serenity-Inspired Browncoats: Redemption Is Changing the Future of Fan Films (Kristin M. Barton) 9
Dark Shadows Fandom, Then and Now (1966-2013) (Jeff Thompson) 23
Spellbound: An Analysis of Adult-Oriented Harry Potter Fanfiction (Don Tresca) 36
Recut Film Trailers, Nostalgia and the Teen Film (Kathleen Williams) 47
Section 2: Social Media
Bringing Piety Back: Tim Tebow, Sports and American Culture (Susan Orenstein) 61
Fan-Made Time: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (Owain Gwynne) 76
The Fandom Is Out There: Social Media and The X-Files Online (Bethan Jones) 92
Alternate Reality Games, Narrative Disbursement and Canon: The Lost Experience (Kent Aardse) 106
Section 3: Fan-Influenced Content
Block Party: A Look at Adult Fans of LEGO (Jennifer C. Garlen) 119
A New Kind of Pandering: Supernatural and the World of Fanfiction (Anissa M. Graham) 131 (http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/excerpts/978-0-7864-7418-9.Pandering.pdf)
Desiring the Tangible: Disneyland, Fandom and Spatial Immersion (Meyrav Koren-Kuik) 146
Chuck Versus the Advertiser: How Fan Activism and Footlong Subway Sandwiches Saved a Television Series (Kristin M. Barton) 159
"Guys, where are we?" Podcasts, Online Video and Lost’s Participatory Culture (Michael Graves) 173
Afterword: The Past and Future of Fandom Studies (Jonathan Malcolm Lampley) 191
About the Contributors 197
Index 199
Monday, April 14, 2014
CFP Whedon Studies (4/30/14; Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference)
CALL FOR PAPERS: Area of Whedon Studies
Location: Indiana, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2014-04-30 (in 16 days)
Date Submitted: 2014-03-18
Announcement ID: 212316
Topics include any aspect of Joss Whedon’s television and web texts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Dollhouse, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D); his films (Serenity, The Cabin in the Woods, Marvel’s The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing); his comics (e.g. Fray, Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, Sugarshock!, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight and Season Nine); or any element of the work of Whedon and his collaborators. Additionally, a proposal may address paratexts, fandoms, or Whedon’s extracurricular—political and activist—activities, such as his involvement with Equality Now. We invite presentations from the perspective of any discipline: literature, history, communications, film and television studies, women’s studies, religion, linguistics, music, cultural studies, and others.
Please upload 250 word abstract or panel proposal on any aspect of Whedon Studies to the Whedon Studies area: http://submissions.mpcaaca.org/
Kadee Whaley
Area Chair
Whedon Studies
Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference
Email: kwhaley87@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://www.mpcaaca.org/
Location: Indiana, United States
Call for Papers Date: 2014-04-30 (in 16 days)
Date Submitted: 2014-03-18
Announcement ID: 212316
Topics include any aspect of Joss Whedon’s television and web texts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Dollhouse, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D); his films (Serenity, The Cabin in the Woods, Marvel’s The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing); his comics (e.g. Fray, Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, Sugarshock!, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight and Season Nine); or any element of the work of Whedon and his collaborators. Additionally, a proposal may address paratexts, fandoms, or Whedon’s extracurricular—political and activist—activities, such as his involvement with Equality Now. We invite presentations from the perspective of any discipline: literature, history, communications, film and television studies, women’s studies, religion, linguistics, music, cultural studies, and others.
Please upload 250 word abstract or panel proposal on any aspect of Whedon Studies to the Whedon Studies area: http://submissions.mpcaaca.org/
Kadee Whaley
Area Chair
Whedon Studies
Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference
Email: kwhaley87@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://www.mpcaaca.org/
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Horror/Humor Collection CFP
CFP: Horror/Humor (collection)
Call for Papers Date: 2012-09-15
Date Submitted: 2012-07-18
Announcement ID: 195868
Please submit to both people. Thank you.
CFP: “Horror (as/is) Humor, Humor (as/is) Horror: sLaughter in Popular Cinema” (collection)
In his review of Tavernier’s Coup de torchon, David Kehr wrote in When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade, Death, violence, and moral corruption aren't just slapstick props … but agonizingly real presences, and their comedy isn't a release from horror, but a confrontation with it.… [H]umor and horror exist side by side, they play on the very thin line that separates a laugh from a scream, touching the hysteria common to both.… The best black humor makes us feel the horror. (186)
Scholarly collections in Humor and Horror Studies have largely conceived of them as separate genres and fields. Yet popular culture has increasingly seen a rise in the emotional and visceral confluence of humor and horror—from black comedies, dark fantasy and a renewed interest in fairy tale adaptations, to fresh literary works, graphic novels, and politics and satire.
Scholarly essays are sought for a potential collection on the nexus of humor and horror—sLaughter—in popular culture texts with a primary focus on film. Topics may include, but are clearly not limited to: Genre (e.g., parody, science / speculative fiction, thriller, dark fantasy, cyberpunk / splatterpunk, “classical” comedy / drama, post-humanism, terror/ism, apocalyptica and TEOTWAWKI); Creator / Auteur (e.g., Joss Whedon, Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, Mary Harron, Matt Groening, Seth McFarlane, the Soska sisters, the Coen brothers, Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Bukowski, Amy Lynn Best, David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, John Carpenter); or Theory / Theorist (e.g., structuralism, grotesquerie / freakery, transgressionism, attraction=repulsion, bodily mutilation / ablation, postmodernism, biomechanics / cyborg interfaces).
We are NOT interested in Abbot and Costello, “camp,” or anything else offering the audience a chance to be “psychologically distanced” from mortal terror—beyond the fact that they are viewing images on a screen. Though we are interested in zombies, lycanthropy, vampirism, and that lot, we envision a much broader and more scholarly collection than the fanzone tends to produce—much scarier than Twilight, etc.—that addresses the intersection of humor/horror. We want you to make us FEEL it, and tell us why it’s important.
By 15 September 2012, please submit a 250 word abstract and one-page CV to both Johnson Cheu (cheu@msu.edu) and John A Dowell (jdowell@msu.edu)
Johnson Cheu, John Dowell
Michigan State University
Email: cheu@msu.edu, jdowell@msu.edu
Call for Papers Date: 2012-09-15
Date Submitted: 2012-07-18
Announcement ID: 195868
Please submit to both people. Thank you.
CFP: “Horror (as/is) Humor, Humor (as/is) Horror: sLaughter in Popular Cinema” (collection)
In his review of Tavernier’s Coup de torchon, David Kehr wrote in When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade, Death, violence, and moral corruption aren't just slapstick props … but agonizingly real presences, and their comedy isn't a release from horror, but a confrontation with it.… [H]umor and horror exist side by side, they play on the very thin line that separates a laugh from a scream, touching the hysteria common to both.… The best black humor makes us feel the horror. (186)
Scholarly collections in Humor and Horror Studies have largely conceived of them as separate genres and fields. Yet popular culture has increasingly seen a rise in the emotional and visceral confluence of humor and horror—from black comedies, dark fantasy and a renewed interest in fairy tale adaptations, to fresh literary works, graphic novels, and politics and satire.
Scholarly essays are sought for a potential collection on the nexus of humor and horror—sLaughter—in popular culture texts with a primary focus on film. Topics may include, but are clearly not limited to: Genre (e.g., parody, science / speculative fiction, thriller, dark fantasy, cyberpunk / splatterpunk, “classical” comedy / drama, post-humanism, terror/ism, apocalyptica and TEOTWAWKI); Creator / Auteur (e.g., Joss Whedon, Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, Mary Harron, Matt Groening, Seth McFarlane, the Soska sisters, the Coen brothers, Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Bukowski, Amy Lynn Best, David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, John Carpenter); or Theory / Theorist (e.g., structuralism, grotesquerie / freakery, transgressionism, attraction=repulsion, bodily mutilation / ablation, postmodernism, biomechanics / cyborg interfaces).
We are NOT interested in Abbot and Costello, “camp,” or anything else offering the audience a chance to be “psychologically distanced” from mortal terror—beyond the fact that they are viewing images on a screen. Though we are interested in zombies, lycanthropy, vampirism, and that lot, we envision a much broader and more scholarly collection than the fanzone tends to produce—much scarier than Twilight, etc.—that addresses the intersection of humor/horror. We want you to make us FEEL it, and tell us why it’s important.
By 15 September 2012, please submit a 250 word abstract and one-page CV to both Johnson Cheu (cheu@msu.edu) and John A Dowell (jdowell@msu.edu)
Johnson Cheu, John Dowell
Michigan State University
Email: cheu@msu.edu, jdowell@msu.edu
Monday, November 28, 2011
Miscellaneous from McFarland
New and recent from one of our favorite publishers:
The Galaxy Is Rated G: Essays on Children’s Science Fiction Film and Television
The Buffyverse Catalog: A Complete Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel in Print, Film, Television, Comics, Games and Other Media, 1992-2010
Robert E. Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-648-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8671-7
13 photos, notes, bibliography, index
254pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2012
Price: $40.00
About the Book
History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th century to the 21st century, including hoaxes perpetrated via newspapers, radio, television and cyberspace. From the 1835 batmen on the Moon hoax to more recent bird flu scares and Hurricane Katrina myths, this book explores hoaxes that highlight the impact of the media on our lives and its tendency to sensationalize. Most of the hoaxes covered occurred in the United States, though incidents from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia are featured as well. Several are global in scope, revealing the power global media wields.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Section One : It Came from the Airwaves—Radio
1. The London Riot Hoax 13
2. Radio Daze—The Martian Invasion Broadcast 16
3. The Martians Return 23
4. Infamous Disc Jockey Hoaxes 27
5. Playing with Fire: Nuclear Scares 30
Section Two : It Came from the Small Screen—Television
6. “This Just In...” NBC Frightens Viewers 37
7. “Look! Up in the Sky!” Asteroid Panic 40
8. Pokémon Panics and Creepy Crawley Scares 44
9. The “Documentary” That Fooled England 49
10. Hurricane Katrina Mythmaking 53
11. Chicken Little and the Bird Flu Panic 59
12. The Russians Are Coming! 64
13. The Video Nasties Scare (Peter Hassall) 67
Section Three : It Came from Ink—Newspapers
14. The Batmen on the Moon Hoax 79
15. The Central Park Zoo Panic 84
16. The Halley’s Comet Scare of 1910 87
17. How the Press Created an Imaginary Terrorist 92
18. The Hook Hoax 98
19. The Ghost Slasher of Taiwan 101
20. The Phantom Clown Panic 105
Section Four : It Came from Cyberspace—The Internet
21. Chemtrails and Conspiracies 113
22. Morgellons: The First Internet Disease? 117
23. Katrina Evacuee Myths 120
24. The E-mail Virus Panic (Bill Ellis) 123
Section Five : It Came from a Friend of a Friend—Media-Spread Urban Legends
25. Urban Legends and the Media 131
26. The Curse of the Crying Boy (David Clarke) 134
27. Photos of the Gods (David Clarke) 146
Section Six : It Came from Everywhere
28. The Satanic Cult Scare 157
29. Halloween Panics 162
30. Stranger Danger and the Predator Next Door 170
31. The School Safety Panic 176
32. “Out of the Water!” Media Shark Frenzy 179
33. The Great Puerto Rican Chupacabra Panic 182
34. YouTube, Popcorn and the Killer Cell Phones 187
35. Someone Stole My Kidney! Organ Theft Scares 192
36. Killer Vaccines (Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Helen Petousis-Harris) 197
Notes 213
Bibliography 229
Index 241
About the Author
Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. Also a former broadcast journalist and contributor to news organizations such as the Associated Press and United Press International, he is the author of several books and lives in Whitehall, New York.
Ridley Scott: A Critical Filmography
Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games
Foreword by Leonard Herman
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4172-3
121 photos, glossary, appendices, bibliography, index
344pp. hardcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $55.00
About the Book
The third in a series about home video games, this detailed reference work features descriptions and reviews of every official U.S.-released game for the Neo Geo, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, which, in 1989, ushered in the 16-bit era of gaming. Organized alphabetically by console brand, each chapter includes a description of the game system followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console. Video game entries include historical information, gameplay details, the author’s critique, and, when appropriate, comparisons to similar games. Appendices list and offer brief descriptions of all the games for the Atari Lynx and Nintendo Game Boy, and catalogue and describe the add-ons to the consoles covered herein--Neo Geo CD, Sega CD, Sega 32X and TurboGrafx-CD.
The Boy Detectives: Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6033-5
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-6198-1
notes, bibliographies, index
220pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2010
Price: $35.00
About the Book
Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: The Nomenclature of Boy Sleuths
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 1
1. A Hardy Boys’ Identity Narrative and The Tower Treasure
LARRY T. SHILLOCK 19
2. Hardy Camaraderie: Boy Sleuthing and Male Community in the Hardy Boys Mysteries
C. M. GILL 35
3. Terminal Immaterial: The Uncertain Subject of the Hardy Boys Airport Mysteries
CHRISTOPHER SCHABERG 51
4. Strategies of Adaptation: The Hardy Boys on Television
BRIAN TAVES 62
5. Natural Detective Work: Ideas About Nature in the Early Tom Swift Books
ELIZABETH D. BLUM 86
6. Tim Murphy: Superhero Without a Cape
FRED ERISMAN 108
7. Adventures and Affect: The Character of the Boy Detective and Orphan in Astrid Lindgren’s Rasmus and the Tramp
CHARLOTTE BEYER 120
8. The Power of Three: Alfred Hitchcock’s Three Investigators Series
ALAN PICKRELL 132
9. Clashing Genres: (No) Sex and (No) Violence in the Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent Series
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 143
10. “The Perfect Hero for His Age”: Christopher Boone and the Role of Logic in the Boy Detective Narrative
NICOLA ALLEN 167
11. Has the World Outgrown the Classic Boy Detective?
JOHN FINLAY KERR 180
About the Contributors 199
Index 203
About the Author
Award-winning novelist Michael G. Cornelius is the author or editor of numerous books. He serves as chair of the department of English and Mass Communications at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
The Wind Is Never Gone: Sequels, Parodies and Rewritings of Gone with the Wind
Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt: Essays on Disney’s Edutainment Films
The World of Angela Carter: A Critical Investigation
The Galaxy Is Rated G: Essays on Children’s Science Fiction Film and Television
Edited by R.C. Neighbors and Sandy Rankin
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5875-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8801-8
notes, bibliographies, index
292pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Through spaceships, aliens, ray guns and other familiar trappings, science fiction uses the future (and sometimes the past) to comment on current social, cultural and political ideologies; the same is true of science fiction in children’s film and television.
This collection of essays analyzes the confluences of science fiction and children’s visual media, covering such cultural icons as Flash Gordon, the Jetsons and Star Wars, as well as more contemporary fare like the films Wall-E, Monsters vs. Aliens and Toy Story. Collectively, the essays discover, applaud and critique the hidden--and not-so-hidden--messages presented on our children’s film and TV screens.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Horizons of Possibility: What We Point to When We Say Science Fiction for Children 1
SANDY RANKIN AND R.C. NEIGHBORS
PART 1. D IS FOR DEVIANCE
ONE. Monsters Among Us: Construction of the Deviant Body in Monsters, Inc. and Lilo & Stitch 15
ELIZABETH LEIGH SCHERMAN
TWO. Susan Murphy, Ginormica, and Gloria Steinem: Feminist Consciousness-Raising as Science Fiction in Monsters vs. Aliens 31
HOLLY HASSEL
THREE. Performing Gender, Performing Romance: Pixar’s WALL-E 53
CAROL A. BERNARD
FOUR. Last in Space: The “Black” Hole in Children’s Science Fiction Film 64
DEBBIE C. OLSON
FIVE. A Few Beasts Hissed: Buzz Lightyear and the Refusal to Believe 83
DANIEL KENNEFICK
PART 2. S IS FOR STRUCTURES OF POWER
SIX. Forward to the Past: Anti-Fascist Allegory and “Blitz Spirit” Revisionism in Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. 97
DANIEL O’BRIEN
SEVEN. The Search for a “More Civilized Age,” or the Failure of Utopian Desire in the Star Wars Franchise 111
R.C. NEIGHBORS
EIGHT. Inexplicable Utterances: Social Power and Pluralistic Discourse in Transformers 123
JACQUELINE WIEGARD
NINE. “Population: Us”: Nostalgia for a Future that Never Was (Not Yet) in The Iron Giant 138
SANDY RANKIN
TEN. Doctor Who: A Very British Alien 161
J.P.C. BROWN
PART 3. F IS FOR FUTURE SHOCK
ELEVEN. No Future Shock Here: The Jetsons, Happy Tech, and the Patriarchy 183
BRIAN COWLISHAW
TWELVE. “No One’s Lazy in LazyTown”: The Making of Active Citizens in Preschool Television 195
LYNN WHITAKER
THIRTEEN. Flash Gordon: Remembering a Childhood Hero (Past, Present, Future) 217
PATRICK D. ENRIGHT
FOURTEEN. Toys, a T-Rex, and Trouble: Cautionary Tales of Time Travel in Children’s Film 228
KRISTINE LARSEN
FIFTEEN. “Manmade Mess”: The Critical Dystopia of WALL-E 248
ALEXANDER CHARLES OLIVER HALL
SIXTEEN. A Bumbling Bag of Ball Bearings: Lost in Space and the Space Race 262
JONATHAN COHN
About the Contributors 279
Index 283
About the Author
R.C. Neighbors holds degrees in psychology, English and film from the University of Arkansas, Northeastern State University and Hollins University. He serves as a reviewer for the journal Callaloo, published at Texas A&M University.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5875-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8801-8
notes, bibliographies, index
292pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Through spaceships, aliens, ray guns and other familiar trappings, science fiction uses the future (and sometimes the past) to comment on current social, cultural and political ideologies; the same is true of science fiction in children’s film and television.
This collection of essays analyzes the confluences of science fiction and children’s visual media, covering such cultural icons as Flash Gordon, the Jetsons and Star Wars, as well as more contemporary fare like the films Wall-E, Monsters vs. Aliens and Toy Story. Collectively, the essays discover, applaud and critique the hidden--and not-so-hidden--messages presented on our children’s film and TV screens.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Horizons of Possibility: What We Point to When We Say Science Fiction for Children 1
SANDY RANKIN AND R.C. NEIGHBORS
PART 1. D IS FOR DEVIANCE
ONE. Monsters Among Us: Construction of the Deviant Body in Monsters, Inc. and Lilo & Stitch 15
ELIZABETH LEIGH SCHERMAN
TWO. Susan Murphy, Ginormica, and Gloria Steinem: Feminist Consciousness-Raising as Science Fiction in Monsters vs. Aliens 31
HOLLY HASSEL
THREE. Performing Gender, Performing Romance: Pixar’s WALL-E 53
CAROL A. BERNARD
FOUR. Last in Space: The “Black” Hole in Children’s Science Fiction Film 64
DEBBIE C. OLSON
FIVE. A Few Beasts Hissed: Buzz Lightyear and the Refusal to Believe 83
DANIEL KENNEFICK
PART 2. S IS FOR STRUCTURES OF POWER
SIX. Forward to the Past: Anti-Fascist Allegory and “Blitz Spirit” Revisionism in Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. 97
DANIEL O’BRIEN
SEVEN. The Search for a “More Civilized Age,” or the Failure of Utopian Desire in the Star Wars Franchise 111
R.C. NEIGHBORS
EIGHT. Inexplicable Utterances: Social Power and Pluralistic Discourse in Transformers 123
JACQUELINE WIEGARD
NINE. “Population: Us”: Nostalgia for a Future that Never Was (Not Yet) in The Iron Giant 138
SANDY RANKIN
TEN. Doctor Who: A Very British Alien 161
J.P.C. BROWN
PART 3. F IS FOR FUTURE SHOCK
ELEVEN. No Future Shock Here: The Jetsons, Happy Tech, and the Patriarchy 183
BRIAN COWLISHAW
TWELVE. “No One’s Lazy in LazyTown”: The Making of Active Citizens in Preschool Television 195
LYNN WHITAKER
THIRTEEN. Flash Gordon: Remembering a Childhood Hero (Past, Present, Future) 217
PATRICK D. ENRIGHT
FOURTEEN. Toys, a T-Rex, and Trouble: Cautionary Tales of Time Travel in Children’s Film 228
KRISTINE LARSEN
FIFTEEN. “Manmade Mess”: The Critical Dystopia of WALL-E 248
ALEXANDER CHARLES OLIVER HALL
SIXTEEN. A Bumbling Bag of Ball Bearings: Lost in Space and the Space Race 262
JONATHAN COHN
About the Contributors 279
Index 283
About the Author
R.C. Neighbors holds degrees in psychology, English and film from the University of Arkansas, Northeastern State University and Hollins University. He serves as a reviewer for the journal Callaloo, published at Texas A&M University.
Sandy Rankin is a visiting assistant professor at the University of Central Arkansas. Her publications include poetry, fiction, and essays in such periodicals as Journal of Popular Culture.
Don Macnaughtan
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4603-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8787-5
appendices, bibliography, index
326pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $45.00
About the Book
This bibliographic guide covers the "Buffyverse"--the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999-2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest and most inclusive work of its kind. The author organizes and describes both the original texts of the Buffyverse (episodes, DVDs, novels, comic books, games, and more) and the secondary materials created about the shows, including books, essays, articles, documentaries, dissertations, fan production and websites. This vast and diverse collection of information about these two seminal shows and their feature-film forebear provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive survey of the subject.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4603-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8787-5
appendices, bibliography, index
326pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $45.00
About the Book
This bibliographic guide covers the "Buffyverse"--the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999-2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest and most inclusive work of its kind. The author organizes and describes both the original texts of the Buffyverse (episodes, DVDs, novels, comic books, games, and more) and the secondary materials created about the shows, including books, essays, articles, documentaries, dissertations, fan production and websites. This vast and diverse collection of information about these two seminal shows and their feature-film forebear provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive survey of the subject.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction 3
User’s Guide 5
I. LICENSED (PRIMARY) MATERIALS
Section 1. Buffy the Movie 10
A. Film 11
B. DVDs 11
C. Movie Script 11
D. Reviews 11
Section 2. Television Episodes 13
A. Buffy Seasons 1–7 14
B. Angel Seasons 1–5 23
C. Trailers 31
D. Undeveloped Productions 31
E. Reviews 31
Section 3. Television DVD Sets 37
A. North American DVD Sets 39
B. European, Australian and Asian DVD Sets 41
C. Reviews 43
Section 4. Television Scripts 44
A. Published Scripts 45
B. Shooting Script Reprints 45
C. Unpublished Scripts 47
Section 5. Novels 48
A. Buffy and Angel Novels 49
B. Foreign Language Editions 51
C. Reviews 56
Section 6. Short Stories 57
A. Short Story Collections 58
B. Individual Short Stories 58
C. Foreign Language Editions 59
Section 7. Comic Books 59
A. Dark Horse Comics 62
B. IDW Comics 73
C. Other Licensed Comics 79
D. Comic Book Art 79
E. Foreign Language Editions 81
F. Reviews 83
Section 8. Audio 85
A. Audiobooks 85
B. Soundtrack CDs 85
C. Reviews 87
Section 9. Games 88
A. Board Games 89
B. Card Games 89
C. DVD Game 89
D. Role-Playing Games 89
E. Video Games 90
F. Unpublished Projects 91
G. Reviews 91
Section 10. Fan Magazines 92
A. MVP Official Magazines 93
B. Titan Official Magazines 94
C. Other Genre Fan Magazines 103
D. Celebrity Magazines 109
E. Partworks 110
F. Foreign Language Magazines 111
Section 11. Other Licensed Materials 111
A. Books 112
B. Promotional Posters 113
C. Trading Cards 114
D. Miscellaneous Materials 116
II. UNLICENSED (SECONDARY) MATERIALS
Section 12. Books 120
A. General Books 120
B. Essay Collections 121
C. Reference, Companion, and Guide Books 122
D. Biographies of Actors 125
E. Miscellaneous and Special Interest Books 125
F. Foreign Language Books 126
G. Reviews and Review Essays 127
Section 13. Essays and Book Chapters 131
A. Reference Book Articles 132
B. Essays and Book Chapters 133
C. Foreign Language Essays 190
Section 14. Journal Articles 191
A. English Language Articles 192
B. Foreign Language Articles 222
Section 15. Magazine Articles 222
Section 16. News Articles 235
Section 17. Broadcasts and Documentaries 250
A. Broadcast Segments 250
B. Documentaries 251
C. Reviews 252
Section 18. Interviews 252
A. Joss Whedon 253
B. Television Writers and Producers 257
C. Actors 258
D. Television Talk and Comedy Shows 260
E. Other Creators 261
F. Collected Interviews and Panel Discussions 261
Section 19. Dissertations and Theses 262
A. English Language Dissertations 263
B. Foreign Language Dissertations and Theses 266
Section 20. Conference Papers and Reports 267
A. Academic Conferences and Symposia 267
B. Conference and Research Papers 268
Section 21. Derivative Works and Parodies 272
A. Art and Graphic Design 274
B. Comic Books and Strips 274
C. Fan Fiction 275
D. Fan Vids 277
E. Live Theatre, Poetry, and Events 279
F. Movies 279
G. Music 279
H. Podcasts and Online Audio 280
I. Scientific and Technical References 280
J. Television 281
Section 22. Websites 282
Section 23. Bibliographies 284
Appendix A: Wikipedia 285
Appendix B: Cast and Creator 292
Appendix C: Episode Title Index 294
Index 297
About the Author
Don Macnaughtan was raised and educated in Auckland, New Zealand. His many written works include the first published discography of New Zealand popular music. He is a reference librarian and teacher at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.
The Martians Have Landed! A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction 3
User’s Guide 5
I. LICENSED (PRIMARY) MATERIALS
Section 1. Buffy the Movie 10
A. Film 11
B. DVDs 11
C. Movie Script 11
D. Reviews 11
Section 2. Television Episodes 13
A. Buffy Seasons 1–7 14
B. Angel Seasons 1–5 23
C. Trailers 31
D. Undeveloped Productions 31
E. Reviews 31
Section 3. Television DVD Sets 37
A. North American DVD Sets 39
B. European, Australian and Asian DVD Sets 41
C. Reviews 43
Section 4. Television Scripts 44
A. Published Scripts 45
B. Shooting Script Reprints 45
C. Unpublished Scripts 47
Section 5. Novels 48
A. Buffy and Angel Novels 49
B. Foreign Language Editions 51
C. Reviews 56
Section 6. Short Stories 57
A. Short Story Collections 58
B. Individual Short Stories 58
C. Foreign Language Editions 59
Section 7. Comic Books 59
A. Dark Horse Comics 62
B. IDW Comics 73
C. Other Licensed Comics 79
D. Comic Book Art 79
E. Foreign Language Editions 81
F. Reviews 83
Section 8. Audio 85
A. Audiobooks 85
B. Soundtrack CDs 85
C. Reviews 87
Section 9. Games 88
A. Board Games 89
B. Card Games 89
C. DVD Game 89
D. Role-Playing Games 89
E. Video Games 90
F. Unpublished Projects 91
G. Reviews 91
Section 10. Fan Magazines 92
A. MVP Official Magazines 93
B. Titan Official Magazines 94
C. Other Genre Fan Magazines 103
D. Celebrity Magazines 109
E. Partworks 110
F. Foreign Language Magazines 111
Section 11. Other Licensed Materials 111
A. Books 112
B. Promotional Posters 113
C. Trading Cards 114
D. Miscellaneous Materials 116
II. UNLICENSED (SECONDARY) MATERIALS
Section 12. Books 120
A. General Books 120
B. Essay Collections 121
C. Reference, Companion, and Guide Books 122
D. Biographies of Actors 125
E. Miscellaneous and Special Interest Books 125
F. Foreign Language Books 126
G. Reviews and Review Essays 127
Section 13. Essays and Book Chapters 131
A. Reference Book Articles 132
B. Essays and Book Chapters 133
C. Foreign Language Essays 190
Section 14. Journal Articles 191
A. English Language Articles 192
B. Foreign Language Articles 222
Section 15. Magazine Articles 222
Section 16. News Articles 235
Section 17. Broadcasts and Documentaries 250
A. Broadcast Segments 250
B. Documentaries 251
C. Reviews 252
Section 18. Interviews 252
A. Joss Whedon 253
B. Television Writers and Producers 257
C. Actors 258
D. Television Talk and Comedy Shows 260
E. Other Creators 261
F. Collected Interviews and Panel Discussions 261
Section 19. Dissertations and Theses 262
A. English Language Dissertations 263
B. Foreign Language Dissertations and Theses 266
Section 20. Conference Papers and Reports 267
A. Academic Conferences and Symposia 267
B. Conference and Research Papers 268
Section 21. Derivative Works and Parodies 272
A. Art and Graphic Design 274
B. Comic Books and Strips 274
C. Fan Fiction 275
D. Fan Vids 277
E. Live Theatre, Poetry, and Events 279
F. Movies 279
G. Music 279
H. Podcasts and Online Audio 280
I. Scientific and Technical References 280
J. Television 281
Section 22. Websites 282
Section 23. Bibliographies 284
Appendix A: Wikipedia 285
Appendix B: Cast and Creator 292
Appendix C: Episode Title Index 294
Index 297
About the Author
Don Macnaughtan was raised and educated in Auckland, New Zealand. His many written works include the first published discography of New Zealand popular music. He is a reference librarian and teacher at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.
The Martians Have Landed! A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes
Robert E. Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-648-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8671-7
13 photos, notes, bibliography, index
254pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2012
Price: $40.00
About the Book
History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th century to the 21st century, including hoaxes perpetrated via newspapers, radio, television and cyberspace. From the 1835 batmen on the Moon hoax to more recent bird flu scares and Hurricane Katrina myths, this book explores hoaxes that highlight the impact of the media on our lives and its tendency to sensationalize. Most of the hoaxes covered occurred in the United States, though incidents from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia are featured as well. Several are global in scope, revealing the power global media wields.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Section One : It Came from the Airwaves—Radio
1. The London Riot Hoax 13
2. Radio Daze—The Martian Invasion Broadcast 16
3. The Martians Return 23
4. Infamous Disc Jockey Hoaxes 27
5. Playing with Fire: Nuclear Scares 30
Section Two : It Came from the Small Screen—Television
6. “This Just In...” NBC Frightens Viewers 37
7. “Look! Up in the Sky!” Asteroid Panic 40
8. Pokémon Panics and Creepy Crawley Scares 44
9. The “Documentary” That Fooled England 49
10. Hurricane Katrina Mythmaking 53
11. Chicken Little and the Bird Flu Panic 59
12. The Russians Are Coming! 64
13. The Video Nasties Scare (Peter Hassall) 67
Section Three : It Came from Ink—Newspapers
14. The Batmen on the Moon Hoax 79
15. The Central Park Zoo Panic 84
16. The Halley’s Comet Scare of 1910 87
17. How the Press Created an Imaginary Terrorist 92
18. The Hook Hoax 98
19. The Ghost Slasher of Taiwan 101
20. The Phantom Clown Panic 105
Section Four : It Came from Cyberspace—The Internet
21. Chemtrails and Conspiracies 113
22. Morgellons: The First Internet Disease? 117
23. Katrina Evacuee Myths 120
24. The E-mail Virus Panic (Bill Ellis) 123
Section Five : It Came from a Friend of a Friend—Media-Spread Urban Legends
25. Urban Legends and the Media 131
26. The Curse of the Crying Boy (David Clarke) 134
27. Photos of the Gods (David Clarke) 146
Section Six : It Came from Everywhere
28. The Satanic Cult Scare 157
29. Halloween Panics 162
30. Stranger Danger and the Predator Next Door 170
31. The School Safety Panic 176
32. “Out of the Water!” Media Shark Frenzy 179
33. The Great Puerto Rican Chupacabra Panic 182
34. YouTube, Popcorn and the Killer Cell Phones 187
35. Someone Stole My Kidney! Organ Theft Scares 192
36. Killer Vaccines (Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Helen Petousis-Harris) 197
Notes 213
Bibliography 229
Index 241
About the Author
Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. Also a former broadcast journalist and contributor to news organizations such as the Associated Press and United Press International, he is the author of several books and lives in Whitehall, New York.
Benjamin Radford is deputy editor of the science magazine The Skeptical Inquirer. The author of several books, he has also written numerous articles on a variety of topics including urban legends, the paranormal, critical thinking, films, and media literacy. He has appeared on CNN, the History Channel, and the National Geographic Channel.
Murray Leinster: The Life and Works
Murray Leinster: The Life and Works
Billee J. Stallings and Jo-an J. Evans
Foreword by James Gunn
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6504-0
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8715-8
42 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
227pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Will F. Jenkins, known to science fiction fans by his penname Murray Leinster, was among the most prolific American writers of the 20th century. "The Dean of Science Fiction," as he was sometimes known, published more than 1,500 short stories and 100 books in a career spanning more than fifty years. This biography, written by his two youngest daughters, chronicles Murray Leinster’s private and literary life from his first writings for The Smart Setand early pulp magazines such as Argosy, Amazing Stories and Astounding Stories, through the golden age of science fiction in the 1930s through the 1950s, to his death in 1975. Included as appendices are his famous 1946 story "A Logic Named Joe" and 1954 essay "To Build a Robot Brain."
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Foreword: The Dean Revisited by James Gunn 1
Preface 3
1. The Beginning: 1909 5
2. A Southern Family 13
3. The Early Days: 1910–1919 22
4. Entering Science Fiction: 1919–1921 33
5. Marriage: The 1920s 38
6. The 1930s 61
7. The New York Years: The 1940s 86
8. The 1950s 117
9. The 1960s 132
10. After Mary’s Death 152
11. On Writing 164
Appendix A. “A Logic Named Joe” 175
Appendix B. “To Build a Robot Brain” 187
Bibliography 195
Index 215
About the Author
Billee J. Stallings lives in Moorestown, New Jersey, where she is active in historical preservation.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6504-0
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8715-8
42 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
227pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Will F. Jenkins, known to science fiction fans by his penname Murray Leinster, was among the most prolific American writers of the 20th century. "The Dean of Science Fiction," as he was sometimes known, published more than 1,500 short stories and 100 books in a career spanning more than fifty years. This biography, written by his two youngest daughters, chronicles Murray Leinster’s private and literary life from his first writings for The Smart Setand early pulp magazines such as Argosy, Amazing Stories and Astounding Stories, through the golden age of science fiction in the 1930s through the 1950s, to his death in 1975. Included as appendices are his famous 1946 story "A Logic Named Joe" and 1954 essay "To Build a Robot Brain."
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Foreword: The Dean Revisited by James Gunn 1
Preface 3
1. The Beginning: 1909 5
2. A Southern Family 13
3. The Early Days: 1910–1919 22
4. Entering Science Fiction: 1919–1921 33
5. Marriage: The 1920s 38
6. The 1930s 61
7. The New York Years: The 1940s 86
8. The 1950s 117
9. The 1960s 132
10. After Mary’s Death 152
11. On Writing 164
Appendix A. “A Logic Named Joe” 175
Appendix B. “To Build a Robot Brain” 187
Bibliography 195
Index 215
About the Author
Billee J. Stallings lives in Moorestown, New Jersey, where she is active in historical preservation.
Jo-an J. Evans has written previously about fashion and design. She lives in London.
William B. Parrill
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5866-0
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8593-2
23 photos, filmography, bibliography, index
189pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $45.00
About the Book
Ridley Scott, the director of such seminal films as Blade Runner, Alien and Thelma & Louise, is one of the most important directors of the last fifty years. Unlike many directors, Scott has been remarkably transparent about his craft, offering the audience glimpses into his creative process. This book explores Scott’s oeuvre in depth, devoting a chapter to his 22 primary works, from his first effort, Boy and Bicycle (1962), through Robin Hood (2010). Topics discussed include the critical reception of the films, and the ways in which Scott’s works function as cinematic mediators of issues such as religion, women’s rights and history.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 3
1. Boy and Bicycle (1962): Playing Hooky 25
2. Adam Adamant Lives! (1966): The League of Uncharitable Ladies 28
3. The Duellists (1977): En Garde! 30
4. Alien (1979): Ripley on Call 36
5. Blade Runner (1982): At the Thanhauser Gate 43
6. Legend (1985): I Only Wanted to Touch One. Where’s the Harm in That? 58
7. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987): Is It Love, Mike? 63
8. Black Rain (1989): One Big Gray Area 68
9. Thelma & Louise (1991): On the Road: One Insult Too Far 74
10. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992): I Think We Have Returned to Eden 85
11. White Squall (1996): A Meterological Phenomenon of the Imagination 91
12. G. I. Jane (1997): Wild Thing 94
13. Gladiator (2000): There Was Once a Dream That Was Rome 100
14. Black Hawk Down (2001): Bird Down in the City 108
15. Hannibal (2001): Hannibal the Cannibal 116
16. Matchstick Men (2003): Mean Street Men in Bright Colors 125
17. All the Invisible Children (2005): “Jonathan”: The Rediscovery of Life Through Childhood 129
18. Kingdom of Heaven (2005): Jerusalem: The Center of the World for Forgiveness 131
19. A Good Year (2006): Postcards from Provence 138
20. American Gangster (2007): Cops Kill Cops They Can’t Trust 142
21. Body of Lies (2008): Closing Time 150
22. Robin Hood (2010): The Outlaw Returns to History 154
Filmography 161
Bibliography 165
Index 173
About the Author
William B. Parrill is an emeritus professor of English and communication at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is a founding editor of the journal Louisiana Literature and has written extensively on films and contemporary literature.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5866-0
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8593-2
23 photos, filmography, bibliography, index
189pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $45.00
About the Book
Ridley Scott, the director of such seminal films as Blade Runner, Alien and Thelma & Louise, is one of the most important directors of the last fifty years. Unlike many directors, Scott has been remarkably transparent about his craft, offering the audience glimpses into his creative process. This book explores Scott’s oeuvre in depth, devoting a chapter to his 22 primary works, from his first effort, Boy and Bicycle (1962), through Robin Hood (2010). Topics discussed include the critical reception of the films, and the ways in which Scott’s works function as cinematic mediators of issues such as religion, women’s rights and history.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 3
1. Boy and Bicycle (1962): Playing Hooky 25
2. Adam Adamant Lives! (1966): The League of Uncharitable Ladies 28
3. The Duellists (1977): En Garde! 30
4. Alien (1979): Ripley on Call 36
5. Blade Runner (1982): At the Thanhauser Gate 43
6. Legend (1985): I Only Wanted to Touch One. Where’s the Harm in That? 58
7. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987): Is It Love, Mike? 63
8. Black Rain (1989): One Big Gray Area 68
9. Thelma & Louise (1991): On the Road: One Insult Too Far 74
10. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992): I Think We Have Returned to Eden 85
11. White Squall (1996): A Meterological Phenomenon of the Imagination 91
12. G. I. Jane (1997): Wild Thing 94
13. Gladiator (2000): There Was Once a Dream That Was Rome 100
14. Black Hawk Down (2001): Bird Down in the City 108
15. Hannibal (2001): Hannibal the Cannibal 116
16. Matchstick Men (2003): Mean Street Men in Bright Colors 125
17. All the Invisible Children (2005): “Jonathan”: The Rediscovery of Life Through Childhood 129
18. Kingdom of Heaven (2005): Jerusalem: The Center of the World for Forgiveness 131
19. A Good Year (2006): Postcards from Provence 138
20. American Gangster (2007): Cops Kill Cops They Can’t Trust 142
21. Body of Lies (2008): Closing Time 150
22. Robin Hood (2010): The Outlaw Returns to History 154
Filmography 161
Bibliography 165
Index 173
About the Author
William B. Parrill is an emeritus professor of English and communication at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is a founding editor of the journal Louisiana Literature and has written extensively on films and contemporary literature.
Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Guide to Sega Genesis, Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 Games
Brett Weiss
Foreword by Leonard HermanPrint ISBN: 978-0-7864-4172-3
121 photos, glossary, appendices, bibliography, index
344pp. hardcover (7 x 10) 2011
Price: $55.00
About the Book
The third in a series about home video games, this detailed reference work features descriptions and reviews of every official U.S.-released game for the Neo Geo, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, which, in 1989, ushered in the 16-bit era of gaming. Organized alphabetically by console brand, each chapter includes a description of the game system followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console. Video game entries include historical information, gameplay details, the author’s critique, and, when appropriate, comparisons to similar games. Appendices list and offer brief descriptions of all the games for the Atari Lynx and Nintendo Game Boy, and catalogue and describe the add-ons to the consoles covered herein--Neo Geo CD, Sega CD, Sega 32X and TurboGrafx-CD.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword by Leonard Herman 1
Preface 3
Neo Geo 7
Samurai 26
Sega Genesis 36
BubsyII 62
Mortal Kombat 145
TurboGrafx-16 251
Pac-Land 273
Appendix I. Neo Geo CD 285
Appendix II. Sega CD 288
Appendix III. Sega 32X 293
Appendix IV. TurboGrafx-CD 295
Appendix V. Atari Lynx 297
Appendix VI. Nintendo Game Boy 299
Glossary 311
Bibliography 323
Index 325
About the Author
Former comic shop owner Brett Weiss lives in Fort Worth, Texas area. In addition to his reference books about classic home video games, he has written for numerous industry magazines.
Of Muscles and Men: Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword by Leonard Herman 1
Preface 3
Neo Geo 7
Samurai 26
Sega Genesis 36
BubsyII 62
Mortal Kombat 145
TurboGrafx-16 251
Pac-Land 273
Appendix I. Neo Geo CD 285
Appendix II. Sega CD 288
Appendix III. Sega 32X 293
Appendix IV. TurboGrafx-CD 295
Appendix V. Atari Lynx 297
Appendix VI. Nintendo Game Boy 299
Glossary 311
Bibliography 323
Index 325
About the Author
Former comic shop owner Brett Weiss lives in Fort Worth, Texas area. In addition to his reference books about classic home video games, he has written for numerous industry magazines.
Of Muscles and Men: Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film
Edited by Michael G. Cornelius
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6162-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8902-2
notes, bibliographies, index
218pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Few movie genres have highlighted the male body more effectively than the "sword-and-sandal" film, where the rippling torso and the bulging muscle are displayed for all to appreciate. Carrying his phallic sword and dressed in traditional garb calculated to bring attention to his magnificent physique, the sword-and-sandal hero is capable of toppling great nations, rescuing heroines, defeating monsters, and generally saving the day. Each of these essays examines the issues of masculinity and utility addressed in the sword-and-sandal genre. The contributors offer insights on a film form which showcases its male protagonists as heroic, violent, fleshy, and, in the end, extremely useful.
Table of Contents
Introduction—Of Muscles and Men: The Forms and Functions of the Sword and Sandal Film
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 1
Hercules, Politics, and Movies
MARIA ELENA D’AMELIO 15
Hero Trouble: Blood, Politics, and Kinship in Pasolini’s Medea
KRISTI M. WILSON 28
“To do or die manfully”: Performing Heteronormativity in Recent Epic Films
JERRY B. PIERCE 40
From Maciste to Maximus and Company: The Fragmented Hero in the New Epic
ANDREW B. R. ELLIOTT 58
Reverent and Irreverent Violence: In Defense of Spartacus, Conan, and Leonidas
JOHN ELIA 75
“Civilization ... ancient and wicked”: Historicizing the Ideological Field of 1980s Sword and Sandal Films
KEVIN M. FLANAGAN 87
Homer’s Lies, Brad Pitt’s Thighs: Revisiting the Pre-Oedipal Mother and the German Wartime Father in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy
ROBERT C. PIRRO 104
An Enduring Logic: Homer, Helen of Troy, and Narrative Mobility
LARRY T. SHILLOCK 124
“By Jupiter’s Cock!” Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Video Games, and Camp Excess
DAVID SIMMONS 144
Beefy Guys and Brawny Dolls: He-Man, the Masters of the Universe, and Gay Clone Culture
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 154
Developments in Peplum Filmmaking: Disney’s Hercules
CHRIS PALLANT 175
Hercules Diminished? Parody, Differentiation, and Emulation in The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
DANIEL O’BRIEN 187
About the Contributors 203
Index 207
About the Author
Award-winning novelist Michael G. Cornelius is the author or editor of numerous books. He serves as chair of the department of English and Mass Communications at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6162-2
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8902-2
notes, bibliographies, index
218pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Few movie genres have highlighted the male body more effectively than the "sword-and-sandal" film, where the rippling torso and the bulging muscle are displayed for all to appreciate. Carrying his phallic sword and dressed in traditional garb calculated to bring attention to his magnificent physique, the sword-and-sandal hero is capable of toppling great nations, rescuing heroines, defeating monsters, and generally saving the day. Each of these essays examines the issues of masculinity and utility addressed in the sword-and-sandal genre. The contributors offer insights on a film form which showcases its male protagonists as heroic, violent, fleshy, and, in the end, extremely useful.
Table of Contents
Introduction—Of Muscles and Men: The Forms and Functions of the Sword and Sandal Film
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 1
Hercules, Politics, and Movies
MARIA ELENA D’AMELIO 15
Hero Trouble: Blood, Politics, and Kinship in Pasolini’s Medea
KRISTI M. WILSON 28
“To do or die manfully”: Performing Heteronormativity in Recent Epic Films
JERRY B. PIERCE 40
From Maciste to Maximus and Company: The Fragmented Hero in the New Epic
ANDREW B. R. ELLIOTT 58
Reverent and Irreverent Violence: In Defense of Spartacus, Conan, and Leonidas
JOHN ELIA 75
“Civilization ... ancient and wicked”: Historicizing the Ideological Field of 1980s Sword and Sandal Films
KEVIN M. FLANAGAN 87
Homer’s Lies, Brad Pitt’s Thighs: Revisiting the Pre-Oedipal Mother and the German Wartime Father in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy
ROBERT C. PIRRO 104
An Enduring Logic: Homer, Helen of Troy, and Narrative Mobility
LARRY T. SHILLOCK 124
“By Jupiter’s Cock!” Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Video Games, and Camp Excess
DAVID SIMMONS 144
Beefy Guys and Brawny Dolls: He-Man, the Masters of the Universe, and Gay Clone Culture
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 154
Developments in Peplum Filmmaking: Disney’s Hercules
CHRIS PALLANT 175
Hercules Diminished? Parody, Differentiation, and Emulation in The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
DANIEL O’BRIEN 187
About the Contributors 203
Index 207
About the Author
Award-winning novelist Michael G. Cornelius is the author or editor of numerous books. He serves as chair of the department of English and Mass Communications at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
The Boy Detectives: Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others
Edited by Michael G. Cornelius
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6033-5
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-6198-1
notes, bibliographies, index
220pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2010
Price: $35.00
About the Book
Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: The Nomenclature of Boy Sleuths
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 1
1. A Hardy Boys’ Identity Narrative and The Tower Treasure
LARRY T. SHILLOCK 19
2. Hardy Camaraderie: Boy Sleuthing and Male Community in the Hardy Boys Mysteries
C. M. GILL 35
3. Terminal Immaterial: The Uncertain Subject of the Hardy Boys Airport Mysteries
CHRISTOPHER SCHABERG 51
4. Strategies of Adaptation: The Hardy Boys on Television
BRIAN TAVES 62
5. Natural Detective Work: Ideas About Nature in the Early Tom Swift Books
ELIZABETH D. BLUM 86
6. Tim Murphy: Superhero Without a Cape
FRED ERISMAN 108
7. Adventures and Affect: The Character of the Boy Detective and Orphan in Astrid Lindgren’s Rasmus and the Tramp
CHARLOTTE BEYER 120
8. The Power of Three: Alfred Hitchcock’s Three Investigators Series
ALAN PICKRELL 132
9. Clashing Genres: (No) Sex and (No) Violence in the Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent Series
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS 143
10. “The Perfect Hero for His Age”: Christopher Boone and the Role of Logic in the Boy Detective Narrative
NICOLA ALLEN 167
11. Has the World Outgrown the Classic Boy Detective?
JOHN FINLAY KERR 180
About the Contributors 199
Index 203
About the Author
Award-winning novelist Michael G. Cornelius is the author or editor of numerous books. He serves as chair of the department of English and Mass Communications at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
M. Carmen Gomez-Galisteo
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5927-8
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8636-6
notes, bibliography, index
216pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $35.00
About the Book
More than seventy years after its publication in 1936, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Windhas never been out of print. An icon of American culture, it has had similar success abroad, popular in Japan, Russia, and post-World War II Europe, among other places and times. This work analyzes the continuations of Mitchell’s novel: the authorized sequels, Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley and Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig; the unauthorized parody The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall and a politically correct parody; and the many fan fiction stories posted online. The book also explores Gone with the Wind’s ambiguous ending, the perceived need to publish an authorized sequel, and the legal battle to determine who may re-write Gone with the Wind.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction: I Have Been Unfaithful to Thee, Scarlett! 3
1. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 15
2. To Be Continued: Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley and the Failed Sequels Commissioned to Emma Tennant and Pat Conroy 36
3. Copyright Not Gone with the Wind 55
4. The Gone with the Wind Parodies: The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall and “Frankly, Scarlett, I Do Give a Damn” by Beverly West and Nancy Peske 79
5. Rhett Butler’s Side of the Story: Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig 107
6. Gone with the Wind Fan Fiction 124
7. The Gone with the Wind Canon 155
Conclusion: Is It Gone with the Wind? 173
Bibliography 183
Index 203
About the Author
M. Carmen Gomez-Galisteo’s work has appeared in Ad Americam, Contemporary Legend, Americana, Clepsydra, RAEI, The Grove, and NeoAmericanist, among other publications. She currently teaches at ESNE - Universidad Camilo Jose Cela (Madrid).
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5927-8
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8636-6
notes, bibliography, index
216pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $35.00
About the Book
More than seventy years after its publication in 1936, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Windhas never been out of print. An icon of American culture, it has had similar success abroad, popular in Japan, Russia, and post-World War II Europe, among other places and times. This work analyzes the continuations of Mitchell’s novel: the authorized sequels, Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley and Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig; the unauthorized parody The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall and a politically correct parody; and the many fan fiction stories posted online. The book also explores Gone with the Wind’s ambiguous ending, the perceived need to publish an authorized sequel, and the legal battle to determine who may re-write Gone with the Wind.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction: I Have Been Unfaithful to Thee, Scarlett! 3
1. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 15
2. To Be Continued: Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley and the Failed Sequels Commissioned to Emma Tennant and Pat Conroy 36
3. Copyright Not Gone with the Wind 55
4. The Gone with the Wind Parodies: The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall and “Frankly, Scarlett, I Do Give a Damn” by Beverly West and Nancy Peske 79
5. Rhett Butler’s Side of the Story: Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig 107
6. Gone with the Wind Fan Fiction 124
7. The Gone with the Wind Canon 155
Conclusion: Is It Gone with the Wind? 173
Bibliography 183
Index 203
About the Author
M. Carmen Gomez-Galisteo’s work has appeared in Ad Americam, Contemporary Legend, Americana, Clepsydra, RAEI, The Grove, and NeoAmericanist, among other publications. She currently teaches at ESNE - Universidad Camilo Jose Cela (Madrid).
Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt: Essays on Disney’s Edutainment Films
Edited by A. Bowdoin Van Riper
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5957-5
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8475-1
chart, notes, bibliography, index
274pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Throughout its long and colorful history, Walt Disney Studios has produced scores of films designed to educate moviegoers as well as entertain them. These productions range from the True-Life Adventures nature documentaries and such depictions of cutting-edge technology as Man in Space and Our Friend the Atom, to wartime propaganda shorts (Education for Death), public-health films (VD Attack Plan) and coverage of exotic cultures (The Ama Girls, Blue Men of Morocco). Even Disney’s dramatic recreations of historical events (Ten Who Dared, Invincible) have had their share of educational value. Each of the essays in this volume focuses on a different type of Disney "edutainment" film. Together they provide the first comprehensive look at Walt Disney’s ongoing mission to inform and enlighten his worldwide audience.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction
A. BOWDOIN VAN RIPER 1
Section I: War and Propaganda
1. The Canadian Shorts: Establishing Disney’s Wartime Style
BELLA HONESS ROE 15
2. “Desiring the Disney Technique”: Chronicle of a Contracted Military Training Film
DOUGLAS A. CUNNINGHAM 27
3. Cartoons Will Win the War: World War II Propaganda Shorts
RICHARD J. LESKOSKY 40
4. Cartoon Combat: World War II, Alexander de Seversky, and Victory Through Air Power
JOHN D. THOMAS 63
Section II: Science, Technology, Mathematics and Medicine
5. The Promise of Things to Come: Disneyland and the Wonders of Technology, 1954–58
A. BOWDOIN VAN RIPER 84
6. A Nation on Wheels: Films About Cars and Driving, 1948–1970
A. BOWDOIN VAN RIPER 103
7. “A Journey Through the Wonderland of Mathematics”: Donald in Mathmagic Land
MARTIN F. NORDEN 113
8. Paging Doctor Disney: Health Education Films, 1922–1973
BOB CRUZ, JR. 127
Section III: Nature
9. “Nature is the Dramatist”: Documentary, Entertainment, and the World According to the True-Life Adventures
EDDY VON MUELLER 145
10. Sex, Love, and Death: True-Life Fantasies
RONALD TOBIAS 164
11. It Is a Small World, After All: Earth and the Disneyfication of Planet Earth
EDDY VON MUELLER 173
Section IV: Times, Places and People
12. A Past to Make Us Proud: U. S. History According to Disney
MARIANNE HOLDZKOM 183
13. Reviving the American Dream: The World of Sports
KATHARINA BONZEL 201
14. Beyond the Ratoncito: Disney’s Idea of Latin America
BERNICE NUHFER-HALTEN 209
15. Locating the Magic Kingdom: Spectacle and Similarity in People and Places
CYNTHIA J. MILLER 221
16. America’s Salesman: The USA in Circarama
SARAH NILSEN 237
About the Contributors 255
Index 259
About the Author
A. Bowdoin Van Riper has written several books and articles on popular culture and on the history of geology, archaeology, and technology. He teaches in the Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5957-5
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8475-1
chart, notes, bibliography, index
274pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Throughout its long and colorful history, Walt Disney Studios has produced scores of films designed to educate moviegoers as well as entertain them. These productions range from the True-Life Adventures nature documentaries and such depictions of cutting-edge technology as Man in Space and Our Friend the Atom, to wartime propaganda shorts (Education for Death), public-health films (VD Attack Plan) and coverage of exotic cultures (The Ama Girls, Blue Men of Morocco). Even Disney’s dramatic recreations of historical events (Ten Who Dared, Invincible) have had their share of educational value. Each of the essays in this volume focuses on a different type of Disney "edutainment" film. Together they provide the first comprehensive look at Walt Disney’s ongoing mission to inform and enlighten his worldwide audience.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction
A. BOWDOIN VAN RIPER 1
Section I: War and Propaganda
1. The Canadian Shorts: Establishing Disney’s Wartime Style
BELLA HONESS ROE 15
2. “Desiring the Disney Technique”: Chronicle of a Contracted Military Training Film
DOUGLAS A. CUNNINGHAM 27
3. Cartoons Will Win the War: World War II Propaganda Shorts
RICHARD J. LESKOSKY 40
4. Cartoon Combat: World War II, Alexander de Seversky, and Victory Through Air Power
JOHN D. THOMAS 63
Section II: Science, Technology, Mathematics and Medicine
5. The Promise of Things to Come: Disneyland and the Wonders of Technology, 1954–58
A. BOWDOIN VAN RIPER 84
6. A Nation on Wheels: Films About Cars and Driving, 1948–1970
A. BOWDOIN VAN RIPER 103
7. “A Journey Through the Wonderland of Mathematics”: Donald in Mathmagic Land
MARTIN F. NORDEN 113
8. Paging Doctor Disney: Health Education Films, 1922–1973
BOB CRUZ, JR. 127
Section III: Nature
9. “Nature is the Dramatist”: Documentary, Entertainment, and the World According to the True-Life Adventures
EDDY VON MUELLER 145
10. Sex, Love, and Death: True-Life Fantasies
RONALD TOBIAS 164
11. It Is a Small World, After All: Earth and the Disneyfication of Planet Earth
EDDY VON MUELLER 173
Section IV: Times, Places and People
12. A Past to Make Us Proud: U. S. History According to Disney
MARIANNE HOLDZKOM 183
13. Reviving the American Dream: The World of Sports
KATHARINA BONZEL 201
14. Beyond the Ratoncito: Disney’s Idea of Latin America
BERNICE NUHFER-HALTEN 209
15. Locating the Magic Kingdom: Spectacle and Similarity in People and Places
CYNTHIA J. MILLER 221
16. America’s Salesman: The USA in Circarama
SARAH NILSEN 237
About the Contributors 255
Index 259
About the Author
A. Bowdoin Van Riper has written several books and articles on popular culture and on the history of geology, archaeology, and technology. He teaches in the Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia.
The World of Angela Carter: A Critical Investigation
Dani Cavallaro
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6128-8
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8723-3
bibliography, index
208pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Angela Carter, a prolific author who worked in numerous genres, remains one of the most important British writers of the last century. She was particularly renowned for her investigation of cultural mythologies, which shape our lives but which we often leave unexamined. This text explores a selection of Carter’s novels and short stories, supplemented with her perspectives on politics, society and aesthetics, and her attempts to redefine popular genres such as the fairy tale. This critical work is a strong addition to the scholarship on this important but often overlooked writer.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
1. Angela Carter’s Vision 5
2. Dark Play: The Magic Toyshop 18
3. Surrealist Visions: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 47
4. Modern Mythologies: The Passion of New Eve 77
5. Tradition Reimagined: The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 99
6. Beyond Gravity: Nights at the Circus 137
7. Mirror Identities: Wise Children 164
Bibliography 189
Index 197
About the Author
Dani Cavallaro has written widely about literature, cultural theory, and anime. She lives in London.
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6128-8
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8723-3
bibliography, index
208pp. softcover (6 x 9) 2011
Price: $40.00
About the Book
Angela Carter, a prolific author who worked in numerous genres, remains one of the most important British writers of the last century. She was particularly renowned for her investigation of cultural mythologies, which shape our lives but which we often leave unexamined. This text explores a selection of Carter’s novels and short stories, supplemented with her perspectives on politics, society and aesthetics, and her attempts to redefine popular genres such as the fairy tale. This critical work is a strong addition to the scholarship on this important but often overlooked writer.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
1. Angela Carter’s Vision 5
2. Dark Play: The Magic Toyshop 18
3. Surrealist Visions: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 47
4. Modern Mythologies: The Passion of New Eve 77
5. Tradition Reimagined: The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 99
6. Beyond Gravity: Nights at the Circus 137
7. Mirror Identities: Wise Children 164
Bibliography 189
Index 197
About the Author
Dani Cavallaro has written widely about literature, cultural theory, and anime. She lives in London.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Cult Telefantasy Series by Sue Short
Sue Short
Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4315-4
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8538-3
appendix, notes, bibliography, index
256pp. softcover 2011
Price: $35.00
About the Book
From The Prisoner in the 1960s to the more recent Heroes and Lost, a group of television series with strong elements of fantasy have achieved cult status. Focusing on eight such series, this work analyzes their respective innovations and influences. Assessing the strategies used to promote "cult" appeal, it also appraises increased opportunities for interaction between series creators and fans and evaluates how television fantasy has utilized transmedia storytelling. Notable changes within broadcasting are discussed to explain how challenging long-form dramas have emerged, and why telefantasy has transcended niche status to enjoy significant prominence and popularity.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
1. The Prisoner The Show That Set the Precedents 13
2. Twin Peaks: The Death of Laura Palmer—And the Birth of a Phenomenon 33
3. The X-Files: Trust, Belief, and Broken Promises 55
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the “Big Bad” 84
5. How Lost Redefined Cult Television: A Mystery Island and a Monster Hit 108
6. Why Heroes Failed: The Superpowered Franchise That Fell from Grace 138
7. Doctor Who and Star Trek: Twenty-First Century Reboots 166
Conclusion 195
An A to Z of Telefantasy Series 207
Bibliography 231
Index 241
About the Author
Sue Short lectures in film and media at Birkbeck College, University of London, and has contributed articles to numerous media journals. Cult Telefantasy Series is her third book.
Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville.
C.W. Sullivan III is a professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.
Whedon Studies from McFarland
Edited by Erin B. Waggoner
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4750-3
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-5691-8
notes, bibliographies, index
278pp. softcover 2010
Price: $35.00
About the Book
Buffy the Vampire Slayer has remained an enduring feature of late 1990s pop culture, spawning television spin-offs, rabid fans, and significant scholarly inquiry. Though there have been numerous books devoted to the work of Joss Whedon, this collection of fifteen essays is the first to focus specifically on the sexual rhetoric found in his oeuvre, which includes Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dollhouse, and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, as well as Buffy.
Topics covered include the role of virginity, lesbianism and homoeroticism in the shows and the comics, the nature of masculinity and femininity and gender stereotypes, an exploration of sexual binaries, and a ranking of the Buffy characters on the Kinsey scale of sexuality. Together these essays constitute a much-needed addition to the expanding body of Whedon gender scholarship.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
The Symbolic Gun in Willow’s Love Life
(Erin B Waggoner) 7
Unthinkable Relationships: Vampire/Slayer and HIV Positive/Negative
(Todd Parks) 18
“Lez-faux” Representations: How Buffy Season Eight Navigates the Politics of Female Heteroflexibility
(Hélène Frohard-Dourlent) 31
Triangulated Desire in Angel and Buffy
(Alyson R Buckman) 48
Andrew and the Homoerotics of Evil
(Patricia Pender) 93
Slaying the Heteronormative: Representations of Alternative Sexuality in Buffy Season Eight Comics
(Lewis Call) 106
Anya as Feminist Model of Positive Female Sexuality
(Tamy Burnett) 117
Images of Paraphilia in the Whedonverse
(Don Tresca) 146
Losing It: The Construction of Virginity in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Sara Swain) 173
Nothing Left but Skin and Cartilage: The Body and Toxic Masculinity
(Rachel Luria) 185
Virtually a Femme Fatale: The Case of Buffy’s Faith
(Pnina Moldovano) 194
The Role of Masculinity and Femininity in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
( Jessica Price) 215
Exploitation of Bodies and Minds in Season One of Dollhouse
(Catherine Coker) 226
The Companion as a Doll: The Female Enigma in Firefly and Dollhouse
(Nicholas Greco) 239
Exploding Sexual Binaries in Buffy and Angel
(Kathryn Weber) 248
About the Contributors 263
Index 265
About the Author
Erin B. Waggoner is currently an adjunct professor in Kentucky.
Edited by Jodie A. Kreider and Meghan K. Winchell
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5964-3
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-6214-8
notes, bibliographies, index
231pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2010
Price: $35.00
About the Book
This book combines the academic and practical aspects of teaching by exploring the ways in whichBuffy the Vampire Slayer is taught, internationally, through both interdisciplinary and discipline-based approaches. Essays describe how Buffy can be used to explain--and encourage further discussion of--television’s narrative complexity, archetypal characters, morality, feminism, identity, ethics, non-verbal communication, film production, media and culture, censorship, and Shakespeare, among other topics.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: “Let’s Have a Lesson Then”
JODIE A. KREIDER and MEGHAN K. WINCHELL 1
To Spoil or Not to Spoil: Teaching Television’s Narrative Complexity
DAVID KOCIEMBA 7
“Have You Tried Not Being a Slayer?” Performing Buffy Fandom in the Classroom
JASON LAWTON WINSLADE 22
And the Myth Becomes Flesh
TANYA R. COCHRAN 35
Round Up the Usable Suspects: Archetypal Characters in the Study of Popular Culture
BARRY MORRIS 46
Heroism on the Hellmouth: Teaching Morality Through Buffy
K. DALE KOONTZ 61
Whedon Takes “the Scary” Out of Feminism
MEGHAN K. WINCHELL 73
Buffy Goes to College: Identity and the Series-Based Seminar Course
ROD ROMESBURG 83
Ethics Homework from the Hellmouth: Buffy Stakes Her Claim in the First-year Composition Classroom
KEITH FUDGE 94
College Isn’t Just Job Training and Parties: Stimulating Critical Thinking with “The Freshman”
MELISSA C. JOHNSON 103
“Can’t Even Shout, Can’t Even Cry” But You Can Learn! Non-Verbal Communication and “Hush”
BRIAN COGAN . 114
“Show, Don’t Tell”: Teaching the Elements of Film Production
JANE MARTIN 126
Television, Violence and Demons: Discussing Media Effects with the Vampire Slayer
ROSIE WHITE 136
Weeding Out the Offensive Material: Beaut y, Beasts, “Gingerbread,” Television, Literature and Censorship
LEITH D ANIEL 146
“Best Damn Field Trip I Ever Took!” Historical Encounters In and Out of the Classroom
JODIE A. KREIDER 158
Little Red Riding … Buffy? “Buff y vs. Dracula” in Explorations of Intertextuality in Introduction to College English
KRISTOPHER KARL WOOFTER 169
Buffy the Black Feminist? Intersectionality and Pedagogy
PATRICK R. GRZANKA 186
Slaying Shakespeare in High School : Buffy Battles The Merchant of Venice and Othello
JULIA L. GRANT 202
About the Contributors 213
Index 215
About the Author
Jodie A. Kreider is an academic historian and lecturer in arts, humanities and social sciences at the University of Denver. Her work has been published in the North American Journal of Welsh Studies. Meghan K. Winchell is an associate professor of history at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Edited by Kevin K. Durand
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4355-0
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-5374-0
bibliographies, index
230pp. softcover 2009
Price: $35.00
About the Book
This book presents serious academic scholarship on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It differs from other works because it uses Buffy as a primary text and not as a secondary instrument to explore other concepts. In doing so, it demonstrates that popular culture studies should be approached with the same serious attention that is paid to classic philosophy and other long-established fields. Essays assemble the Buffy canon and explore how Buffy treats Shakespeare, comics, power, sisterhood, apocalyptic revisionism, folklore, feminism, redemption, patriarchy, identity and education.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Pop Culture Meets the Academy
KEVIN K. DURAND 1
PART I. POWER AND THE BUFFY CANON
Canon Fodder
Assembling the Text
KEVIN K. DURAND 9
Canon Fodder Revisited Buffy Meets the Bard
BRENT LINSLEY . 17
Genre and the Impact on Storytelling in Season Eight
LEIGH CLEMONS 25
Buffy’s Seven-Season Initiation
DAVID FRITTS . 32
It’s All about Power
KEVIN K. DURAND 45
Buffy Never Goes It Alone
The Rhetorical Construction of Sisterhood in the Final Season
SUSAN PAYNE-MULLIKEN and VALERIE RENEGAR 57
PART II. BUFFY MEETS THE CLASSICS
King Lear, Buffy, and Apocalyptic Revisionism
CLINTON P.E. ATCHLEY 81
Grimm Realities
Buffy and the Uses of Folklore
ELIZABETH BRIDGES 91
The Failed Quest for “Anti-Self-Consciousness”
DENISE TISCHLER MILLSTEIN 104
Buffy’s Insight into Wollstonecraft and Mill
KEVIN K. DURAND 115
PART III. BUFFY, THE SCOOBIES, AND BEYOND
Buffy’s Dream in Surprise
MELANIE WILSON 125
Complexes My Mother Left Me Spike Meets Robin Wood
BRENT LINSLEY 131
She Believes in Me Angel, Spike, and Redemption
MELANIE WILSON 137
Cordelia Chase as Failed Feminist Gesture
AMIJO COMEFORD 150
Why the Cheese Man Is an Integral Part of Restless
MELANIE WILSON 161
Wesley as Tragic Hero
REBECCA BOBBITT 169
The Battle Against the Patriarchal Forces of Darkness
KEVIN K. DURAND 176
PART IV. BUFFY AND THE CLASSROOM
Concepts of Identity When Nancy Drew Meets Buffy
LAUREN SCHULTZ 187
The High School Education of Buffy Summers
KEITH FUDGE . 203
Keeping Buffy in the Classroom
TAMARA WILSON 211
About the Contributors 219
Index 223
About the Author
Kevin K. Durand is Math and Physics Professor at the LISA Academy College Preparatory School in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has published broadly in philosophy, religion, and ethics.
Mary K. Leigh is a Doctoral Academy Fellow at the University of Arkansas.
Edited by Mary Kirby-Diaz
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4205-8
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-5320-7
glossary, bibliography, index
219pp. softcover 2009
Price: $35.00
About the Book
Buffy the Vampire Slayer transcended its cult-comic roots to achieve television success, spawning the spinoff series Angel and an academic movement along the way.
This scholarly treatment takes a multidisciplinary approach to Buffy’s fandom, which has expressed itself through fiction, videos, music, art, and other media. Ten essays analyze the sociology and anthropology of the fan community and how it uses the Internet to share its passion.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction 1
PART 1—FANDOMS AS COMMUNITIES
I’ve Got a Little List, or, “You Guys Wanna Team Up and Take Over SunnydaleU?” ELIZABETH L. RAMBO 7
Buffy, Angel, and the Creation of Virtual CommunitiesMARY KIRBY-DIAZ 18
PART 2—SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FANDOMS
RL on LJ: Fandom and the Presentation of Self in Online LifeREBECCA BLEY 43
So, What’s the Story? Story-Oriented and Series-Oriented Fans: A Complex of Behaviors MARY KIRBY-DIAZ 62
PART 3—THE BRONZE AGE: 1997–2001
“In the World, But Not of It”: An Ethnographic Analysis of an Online Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fan Community
ASIM ALI 87
Community, Language, and Postmodernism at the Mouth of Hell
ASIM ALI 107
PART 4—PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITIES AND THE PRODUCTION OF CULTURE
“Fake It Till You Make It”: Understanding Media Addiction and Buffy the Vampire SlayerDAVID KOCIEMBA 127
The Problematic Definition of “Fan”: A Survey of Fannish Involvement in the Buffyverse CLAUDIA REBAZA 147
“Easy to Associate Angsty Lyrics with Buffy”: An Introduction to a Participatory Fan Culture: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vidders, Popular Music and the Internet
KATHRYN HILL 172
Glossary 197
Selected Bibliography 199
About the Contributors 205
Index 207
About the Author
Mary Kirby-Diaz is a professor of sociology at Farmingdale State College in New York, with a study specialty in family, pedagogy and community mediation. A Buffy fan, she began researching the show’s popular culture in 2003.
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