{"product_id":"blood-body-and-soul-tamy-burnett-9781476667638","title":"Blood, Body and Soul: Essays on Health, Wellness and Disability in Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e The ever-popular \"Whedonverse\" television shows--\u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/i\u003e--have inspired hundreds of articles and dozens of books. Curiously, the focus of much of the scholarship invokes philosophical, ethical, metaphysical and other cerebral perspectives. Yet, these shows are action-adventure shows, telling stories through physical bodies of many varied and unique forms. Characters fight and die, suffer grave injuries and traumas, and are physically transformed. Their bodies bear the brunt of their battles against evil, corruption and injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through 17 insightful and captivating essays, this collection centers the physical spectacle of these televisual series. Chapters examine how both disabled and super-powered individuals navigate their differing levels of ability; how the practice of medicine and medical practitioners are represented; and how wellness is understood and depicted, both physically and mentally. Other essays focus on storylines involving specific body parts, the intersection of literal and metaphorical trauma and the processes of recovery from injury, illness and impairment. Each author offers a unique and thought-provoking analysis in an area previously under-explored or altogether missing from existing scholarship on the Whedonverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tamy Burnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476667632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476667638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Tamy Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045592330495,"sku":"9781476667638","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84af9707-4a38-4a4a-a6b9-6a86b059ecc1.jpg?v=1684979598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-body-and-soul-tamy-burnett-9781476667638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}