Televised morality
Subtitle: the case of Buffy the vampire slayer
By: Gregory Stevenson.
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Dallas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program) -- Moral and ethical aspects; Television programs -- Moral and ethical aspects; Television programs for youth
Description: "The increasing frequency of moralist critiques of television shows is an acknowledgment of television's growing role in the shaping of our culture's moral values. Yet many moralist critiques misconstrue the full moral message of a show due to a restrictive focus on sex, violence, and profanity. Televised Morality explores the nature of moral discourse on television by using Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a case study. Buffy the Vampire Slayer has simultaneously been heralded as one of the most morally sophisticated shows on television and one of the most morally corrupt. The program offers a look into the divergent issues involved in the moral evaluation of television today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Taking Buffy seriously; title: Ch. 2. The moral battleground; title: Ch. 3. Storytellers; title: Ch. 4. Buffy's story; title: Ch. 5. Buffy's world; title: Ch. 6. Human nature; title: Ch. 7. Identity and the quest for self; title: Ch. 8. A tale of two slayers : identity, sacrifice, and salvation; title: Ch. 9. Systems of power : technology, magic, and institutional authority; title: Ch. 10. Together or alone? : the dynamics of community and family; title: Ch. 11. The end as moral guidepost; title: Ch. 12. morals and consequences; title: Ch. 13. Sexuality; title: Ch. 14. Violence and vengeance; title: Ch. 15. Guilt and forgiveness; title: Ch. 16. The vampire, the witch, and warlock : patterns of redemption; title: Conclusion : Buffy and moral discourse.