Monday, August 20, 2012

"The Whedonverse: Ten Years After Buffy"


Call for Panel Submissions
Central States Communication Association 2013 
Popular Culture Interest Group.

"The Whedonverse: Ten Years After Buffy"

2012 has been a successful year for Joss Whedon, including The Avengers, The Cabin in the Woods, and the soon to be released Much Ado About Nothing.

CSCA13, however, corresponds with the ten-year anniversary of the cancellation of Whedon’s first successful television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  This panel will explore various aspects of the Whedonverse, the fictional universe encompassing the worlds of Whedon’s television and film projects, including BtVS, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Serenity, as well as the associated novels and graphic novels including, BtVS Seasons 8 & 9, Angel: After the Fall, Fray, Spike: After the Fall, etc.

Submissions may include Whedonverse topics as varied as the use of language, character identity, growth and development, philosophical undercurrents, utilization and problematization of gender, narrative inquiries, various philosophical approaches, and related topics.

If you are interested in participating in this panel, please email a 100-word abstract with the title and your contact information, by Friday, September 21, to herrmanna@mail.etsu.edu.  Presenters/pieces that best form a coherent panel will be chosen from these submissions.

Sincerely,
Andrew Herrmann (East Tennessee State University)

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