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Buffy studies (also referred to as ''Buffyology'' by insiders) is a term applied to the collection of written works about, and the university courses that discuss aspects of, the television program ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and, to a lesser extent, its spin-off program ''Angel''. It explores issues related to gender and other philosophical issues as expressed through the content of these shows. Such work is concerned with the scholarly study and exploration of Joss Whedon's popular television series that take place in the fictional Buffyverse. Neda Ulaby of NPR describes ''Buffy'' as having a "special following among academics, some of whom have staked a claim in what they call 'Buffy Studies'".〔(Ulaby, Neda ), "( - 'Buffy Studies' )", ''National Public Radio'' (May 13, 2003)〕 Though not widely recognized as a distinct discipline, the term "Buffy studies" is commonly used amongst the academic ''Buffy''-related writings.〔Lavery, David, & Wilcox, Rhonda V., (''Slayage.tv'' ) (2001-). The term is in use from the full title of ''Slayage'': ''Slayage: The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies'', and thus has become used in essays by those who contribute to scholarship relating to ''Buffy''. For example, Cantwell uses the term in her essay "''While such studies, particularly in ''Buffy'' studies, have explored these knowledges, and modes of community 'politics' and interaction''" (Marianne Cantwell, "Collapsing the Extra/Textual: Passions and Intensities of Knowledge in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Online Fan Communities", 2004)〕 ==Development as academic field== The debut of ''Buffy'' (1997–2003) eventually led to the publication of a number of books and hundreds of articles examining the themes of the show from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives including sociology, psychology, philosophy, theology and women's studies. Since January 2001 ''Slayage: The Online Journal of Buffy Studies'' has published essays on the topic quarterly, and it continues to do so. ''Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' was published in 2002, and since then many more ''Buffy'' books have been published by academic book publishers. There have also been a number of international conferences on the topic.〔See: "(Boffins get their teeth into Buffy )", ''BBC'' (18 October 2002). "(Vampires: Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil )" ''Wickedness.net'' (2002). "(The Slayage Conference on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Paper Archive )", ''Slayage.tv'' (2004). These sources report on three conferences respectively: "Blood, Text and Fears" (University of East Anglia, UK, 2002), ''Myths and Metaphors of Enduring Evil'' (Budapest, Hungary, 2003), and "The Slayage Conference" (Nashville, USA, 2003).〕 "College courses across the globe are devoted to the show, and secondary schools in Australia and New Zealand also provide Buffy classes."〔(Scholars lecture on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' ), ''Ctv.ca'' (May 29, 2004).〕 The topic can even be undertaken as part of a Master's degree in Cult Film & TV at Brunel University, London.〔"( Study Buffy at university )", ''Metro.co.uk'' (May 16, 2006) MA course at Brunel University, West London. Although this course has now been withdrawn from the postgraduate prospectus from Aug 20111, and is no longer available.〕 Increasingly ''Angel'' is being analyzed alongside its predecessor, e.g. in the recent 2005 publication, ''Reading Angel''. The creator of ''Buffy'', Joss Whedon, has responded to the scholarly reaction to his series: "I think it's great that the academic community has taken an interest in the show. I think it's always important for academics to study popular culture, even if the thing they are studying is idiotic. If it's successful or made a dent in culture, then it is worthy of study to find out why. Buffy, on the other hand is, I hope, not idiotic. We think very carefully about what we're trying to say emotionally, politically, and even philosophically while we're writing it... it really is, apart from being a pop-culture phenomenon, something that is deeply layered textually episode by episode."〔 〕 The Third International Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses was held June 5–8, 2008 at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.〔http://www.hsu.edu/philosophy/〕 The response to this scholarly attention has had its critics. Jes Battis who authored ''Blood Relations in Buffy and Angel'' admits that study of the Buffyverse "invokes an uneasy combination of enthusiasm and ire", and meets "a certain amount of disdain from within the halls of the academy".〔Battis, Jes, ''Blood Relations'', ''McFarland & Company'' (June 2005), page 9.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buffy studies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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