Joss Whedon is known for exploring philosophical questions through socially progressive narratives in his films, television shows and comics. Whedon's work critiques racial stereotypes, sometimes repudiating them, sometimes reinvesting in them (sometimes both at once). This collection of new essays explores his representations of racial power dynamics between individuals and institutions and how the Whedonverse constructs race, ethnicity and nationality relationships.

About the Author
Mary Ellen Iatropoulos is an award-winning independent scholar whose publications and research center on the intersections of literature, media, and culture, with special focus on the works of Joss Whedon. She works as Director of Education at Spark Media Project, a nonprofit focusing on media literacy and production, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Lowery A. Woodall III is an Assistant Professor of Communication & Theatre at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania and is the faculty advisor for WIXQ-FM, Millersville's award winning campus radio station. He has written extensively on representations of otherness in popular culture through mass media texts.


Book Information
ISBN 9780786470105
Author Mary Ellen Iatropoulos
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc