Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online Fandom

by Mary Kirby-diaz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786442050
• ISBN13: 9780786442058
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher