Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 7, 2008 1:20:48 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Profs to Buffy: You Slay Me

Posted Jun 6, 08 2:03 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer started out lowbrow, but don’t tell that to the academics converging on Henderson State University today for a 3-day conference on the campy TV classic. The cheerleader-turned-monster fighter has inspired the kind of study usually reserved for major philosophers, the AP reports. The Arkansas university boasts a 15-foot bookshelf lined with Buffy books.

The conference will see more than 90 papers presented, on topics ranging from feminism to mythology. “It has staying power,” said one associate philosophy professor. Philosophers are “not so much about necessarily finding all the answers as wanting to ask better questions. Buffy, I think, does that. Buffy never really leaves you with nice, pat answers.”

Source Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Whedon's 'Horrible' an Online Hit

    Jul 16, 08 11:19 AM CDT
    Whedon's 'Horrible' an Online Hit Hollywood’s Internet video forays have mostly been failures—remember Quarterlife?—but none of them starred a dorky singing mad scientist. Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog thankfully features just such a character, and it’s almost too successful for its own good. The first episode had been online less than 24 hours when demand crashed its site, sending Whedon scrambling for more bandwidth. More »

  • Buffy 's Back! But Just for 1 Night

    Mar 21, 08 3:56 PM CDT
    Buffy 's Back! But Just for 1 Night Fans of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer got a shot of the old magic last night when the cast reunited for a panel discussion at the William Paley TV Festival, the AP reports. But Joss Whedon dampened devotees' hopes of resurrecting the cult favorite. “So many stars would have to align," the show's creator said. More »

Buffy and friends sit in the library in this file photo.   (Getty Images)
In this May 5, 2008 file photo, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Buffy in this 1998 file photo.   (Getty Images)
Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy"   ((c) Thomas Roche)
  (xEternalxx)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 2)

Tags

academia  • philosophy  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer  • Joss Whedon


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Arts & Living Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »