From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V7 #177 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Friday, April 25 2008 Volume 07 : Number 177 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [chakram-refugees] Buffy academic convention [KLOSSNER9@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:33:20 EDT From: KLOSSNER9@aol.com Subject: [chakram-refugees] Buffy academic convention My local paper the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, had an article Tues. about an upcoming academic conference on Buffy and the other Joss Whedon products. Henderson State Universe, at Arkadelphia, Ark., will hold Slayage Conference of the Whedonverse 3 on June 5-8. Everyone on this list already knows that there are a lot more Buffy books than Xena books. The article confirms that there is huge academic interest in Buffy and some other pop products, but not Xena. In addition to Buffy, the article mentions MASH, Twin Peaks, Roswell, Sopranos, Deadwood and Trek. (Roswell? -- it's news to me that that show has any sophisticated supporters.) The article mentions the online academic journal Slayage, at _www.slayageonline.com_ (http://www.slayageonline.com) . It emphasizes that the Henderson Slayage con will be strictly academic, with no fans, costumes or venders. $150.00 to attend, plus $30.00 for the banquet. Con info at the Slayage address above. Among the attendees at the Henderson con will be Jeanine Bassinger, one of the top film scholars in the country, a real prestige catch. Also there will be Nikki Stafford, author of books on both Xena and Buffy. I think Stafford's Xena book was the best book on Xena, even though its title (Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor) made it sound like a really fannish work. I have always felt that Buffy was quite consistently good, while Xena had dizzying ups and downs. Lots of downs. Academics aren't going to spend time on something they can't defend. Pop culture scholars take heat from other academics who doubt the value of pop studies. The pop cult folks therefore stick to gold-plated products like Buffy. Xena has totally missed the boat with academics. Boeotian **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V7 #177 **************************************