The Third Wave's Final Girl: <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i>

Authors

  • Irene Karras University of Calgary

Keywords:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, third wave feminism, postfeminism, female heroes

Abstract

Applying feminist cultural critique to Buffy the Vampire Slayer as an example of a third wave, rather than a postfeminist, heroine, the underlying philosophies of third wave feminism and cultural critique are elaborated upon. The analysis follows an exploration of the third wave's evolution, and an explanation of feminist cultural critique, specifically of action-adventure and horror genres, into which Buffy the character and television program is tied.

Author Biography

Irene Karras, University of Calgary

Irene Karras is a graduate student in the University of Calgary's Masters of Communication and Cultural Studies program. Her research interests include ethnic and diasporic expression on the Internet and feminist cultural critique of television and film.Karras is a graduate student in the University of Calgaryââ¬â¢s Masters of Communication and Cultural Studies program. Her research interests include ethnic and diasporic expression on the Internet and feminist cultural critique of television and film.

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volume 1 issue 2 (March 2002)

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