{"product_id":"sexualities-in-the-works-of-lewis-call-9781476675060","title":"Sexualities in the Works of Joss Whedon","description":"\u003cp\u003e Joss Whedon's works, across all media including television, film, musicals, and comic books, are known for their commitment to gender and sexual equality. They have always encouraged their audiences to love whomever, and however, they wish. This book is a history of the sexualities represented in the works of Joss Whedon and it covers all of Whedon's genres, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, westerns, superhero stories, and Shakespearean comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unique for its consideration of the entire arc of Whedon's two-decade career, from the beginning of \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e's first season in 1997 through the conclusion of its twelfth (comic book) season in 2018, this book examines in detail both better-known queer sexualities of the LGBTQ+ spectrum, and lesser-known non-normative sexualities. The book includes chapters on Whedon's sexually dominant women and submissive men, sexual pluralism on \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e, disabled sexualities in Whedon's superhero narratives, zoophilia in \u003ci\u003eBuffy\u003c\/i\u003e, queer and heteronormative sexualities in \u003ci\u003eDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog\u003c\/i\u003e, the subversion of the sexual tropes of slasher films in \u003ci\u003eThe Cabin in Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, and dominance and submission in Whedon's \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis Call\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476675066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476675060\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 06\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Lewis Call","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077699563775,"sku":"9781476675060","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d114e425-69f5-4fb1-8f58-8210bb35f689.jpg?v=1685471322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sexualities-in-the-works-of-lewis-call-9781476675060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}