Joss Whedon versus the corporation : big business critiqued in the films and television programs / Erin Giannini.
| Author/creator | Giannini, Erin, 1974- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Worlds of Whedon Worlds of Whedon. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | ""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction. The Scariest Monsters of All: Corporate Culture in the Works of Joss Whedon""; ""Part I: Antagonists, Complicity and Insidious Movements: An Overview of the Corporate Culture in the Works of Joss Whedon""; ""One. â#x80;#x9C;Evil white folks really do have a meccaâ#x80;#x9D;: The Corporate Antagonist in Angel and Firefly""; ""Two. A Stranger Comes to a (Small) Town: Buffy, Roseanne and the Long Reach of Corporate Culture""; ""Three. Who Owns the Show? The Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel vs. Mutant Enemy"" |
| Contents | ""Four. In the Belly of the Beast: Dollhouse, The Cabin in the Woods and Dr. Horribleâ#x80;#x99;s Sing-Along Blog""""PART II: Subverting Tropes, Corporations and Media: A Dollhouse Case Study""; ""Five. â#x80;#x9C;That is their business, but that is not their purposeâ#x80;#x9D;: Dollhouse as a Subversive Text""; ""Six. Curiosity or Arrogance? Dollhouse and the Troubled Relationship with Corporate- Sponsored Technology""; ""Seven. â#x80;#x9C;Weâ#x80;#x99;re pimps and killers, but in a philanthropic wayâ#x80;#x9D;: Interrogating Corporate and Governmental Politics"" |
| Contents | ""Eight. â#x80;#x9C;Call us what you want, just not familyâ#x80;#x9D;: Undermining Whedon Tropes in the Dollhouse""""Conclusion. Whedon as Corporate Critique, or Can TV Change the World?""; ""Chapter Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Television and Filmography "" |
| Abstract | Screenwriter, director, producer and comic book author Joss Whedon is best known for his television series and films featuring villainous vampires, angry gods and even bloggers who wish to rule the world. Within these works is a prevalent yet commonly overlooked theme--the corporate antagonist. This book examines the effects of this corporate culture on the protagonists of Whedon's most famous works (including Buffy, Roseanne, the Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Dollhouse) to reveal explicit sociopolitical commentaries on corporate control in the real world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Giannini, Erin Joss Whedon Versus the Corporation : Big Business Critiqued in the Films and Television Programs Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers,c2017 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 1476631093 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781476631097 (electronic bk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |