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Episode 5. “I Slay Therefore I Am” – The Buffyverse 1997-2003

Buffy

Join Alex and Andrea along with special guest Stuart “Feedback” Andrews (host of the Rue Morgue Podcast and Cinephobia Radio) as they tackle Joss Whedon’s seminal television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. By delving into some of the most significant episodes of the series, this Scooby Gang will dive into the thematic and schematic elements of the show in their biggest episode yet!

REQUIRED READING

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 2010. (The Complete Series) [DVD]

EXTRA CREDIT

Slayage Online – A massive online resource for papers and chapters examining and analyzing the world of Buffy. If it’s not in here, they also accept submissions.

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Episode 4. Do you like scary movies?

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In this episode, Andrea, Alex and friends tackle the age-old question, which horror films scare you the most? Using different analytical frameworks we discuss a variety of scary films and scenes while grappling with our own traumas.

EXTRA CREDIT

The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud. Freud’s essay about The Uncanny and its transformative powers.

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Episode 3: Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Jennifer'sBody

In this episode, Alex and Andrea aim their smart-bombs squarely at Diablo Cody’s Jennifer’s Body and how there’s much more to the film than meets the eye.

REQUIRED READING

Jennifer’s Body. Dir. Karyn Kusama. 2009. [DVD] [Blu-Ray]

EXTRA CREDIT

Horror Films… And the Women Who Love Them by Christine Spines, originally printed in Entertainment Weekly. A look at the trend of leading and supporting female roles in horror films and an examination of how the horror market has begun to sway towards women as they make up an increasingly larger percentage of ticket buyers.

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Episode 2. Valentine’s Day: Fatal Attraction (1987) vs Fear (1996)

fatalattraction

To celebrate the world’s most meaningless holiday, Andrea and Alex take a look at Fear and Fatal Attraction in a celebration of love- the kind that takes a lot to die.

REQUIRED READING

Fatal Attraction. Dir. Adrian Lyne. 1987. [DVD] [Blu-Ray]

Fear. Dir. James Foley. 1996. [DVD] [Blu-Ray]

EXTRA CREDIT

The Traffic in Men and the Fatal Attraction of Post Feminist Masculinity by Bonnie J Dow. This essay examines The Stepford Wives (original and remake) along with Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction and how new readings of female character impacts and changes readings of male characters.

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