There are numerous academic publications on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (check out the AUT library and googlebooks), including two well-respected academic journals. There have also been regular academic conferences based on the Buffy series. So why do we study Buffy?
Neda Ulaby of NPR describes Buffy as having a "special following among academics, some of whom have called it "Buffy Studies." As defined “Buffy Studies” is a distinct discipline commonly used in the academic world on Buffy-related writings. Such studies are also known as “Buffyology”.
The debut of Buffy (1997–2003) led to numerous publications many hundreds of articles examining the themes of the show. It also led to many discussions amongst academicians from a wide range of disciplinary/topics. These include sociology, psychology, philosophy, theology and women’s studies.
In addition, many Buffy books published by academicians and international conference being held to discuss various topics within the book. Colleges across the globe are now devoted into study the show and schools in Australia and New Zealand also provided Buffy classes. There is even a topic with a Master’s degree program in Cult Film and TV at Brunei University, London (this topic has since been removed from the Master’s program as of Aug 2011)
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ReplyDeleteYour post is really helpful. Actually this is the first time that I hear about “Buffyology”. Buffy has influenced the contemporary vampire drama very much, and according to your opinion, it also relate to sociology, psychology, philosophy, theology and women’s studies. But all those theories are too wide range. I think it will be better if you take some examples to support your opinion from Buffy, or go further on these researches.
ReplyDeleteQunhua - most of your post is more or less copied from another website yet you don't reference it.
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