Academic conferece focuses on Joss's work

POSTED BY: PhyreLight
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 14:29
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PHYRELIGHT

Friday, June 6, 2008 12:58 PM

Found this article on Yahoo news a little while ago: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_fe_st/odd_scholarly_buffy. How awesome is that? There's certain discussions that will be held involving feminism, stereotypes, and domestic roles.

Darksiders can keep their cookies. We have better writers.

Grrr. Argghh.

Patiently waiting to see Cap'n Tightpants sing!

STOWEAWAY

Friday, June 6, 2008 10:03 PM

One of our local Browncoats is going. Dale Koontz wrote "Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon". I have no idea if she is one of the submitting authors but she goes to Buffy conferences all over the country -- all over the world really. They had one here in NC last year at UNC-G sponsored by the Womens Studies department.
Anyone who's interested in the underlying themes in Buffy should check out one of these conferences. Very interesting from what I understand.

On another note, did you notice that the article is listed in Odd News?
We may be a bit fanatical, but we are not Odd. Are we?

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PHYRELIGHT

Friday, June 6, 2008 10:37 PM

*arches eyebrow* When is the next conference in NC?

And personally, I've embraced my oddness, but I digress. I think the name of Yahoo's miscellaneous news category is "Odd News".

Darksiders can keep their cookies. We have better writers.

Grrr. Argghh.

Patiently waiting to see Cap'n Tightpants sing!

STOWEAWAY

Saturday, June 7, 2008 1:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhyreLight:
*arches eyebrow* When is the next conference in NC?

I'm not sure. It was a symposium to finish up a year-long lecture series called "Why Buffy Matters: The Smartest Show on Television". UNC-G has one of the most acclaimed Womens Studies departments in the country. They are big Buffy fans there. But it may have been a one-time deal. I know of at least one Browncoat from here in Charlotte who went. She said it was worth the trip.
Dale Koontz (the above referenced author) is a professor in Cleveland County, NC. She regularly uses Buffy (and other Whedon works) as part of her curriculum. Turns out the genius of Whedon's writing is an excellent teaching tool.
Keep your eyes open for upcoming events. It seems like Dale goes to one every few months or so. In fact, let me see if I can track down her blog address. That might be a good way to keep your finger on the proverbial pulse.

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PHYRELIGHT

Saturday, June 7, 2008 1:38 AM

Oh, thank you so much! I'd like that address.

Darksiders can keep their cookies. We have better writers.

Grrr. Argghh.

Patiently waiting to see Cap'n Tightpants sing!

STOWEAWAY

Saturday, June 7, 2008 7:54 PM

Okay, I found it. Sorry that took me so long.
Dale's blog is at:
http://www.unfetteredbrilliance.blogspot.com/
The first entry is from the Slayage Conference in Little Rock.

I would really recommend flipping through some of the entries in Dale's blog. She's very easy to read and has some real insight into the Whedon world. She's a fan through-and-through.

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BROWNEYEDGIRL

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:29 PM

I also found a little bit on this at CNN.com, isn't THAT shiney?!?!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/06/odd.scholarlybuffy.ap/index.h
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