Abstract
Exploring the complexity of transmediality represented in the Whedonverse(s) while it actively expands seems, and perhaps is, Sisyphean. However, we believe scholars will continue to look at these storyworlds because of their vitality and possibility. The connectivity of the Whedonverse(s) remains a constant presence in conversation—both formally in presentations, roundtables, and publications, and informally among friends and fans. Even when at the peripheral of scholarly focus, there is a tacit understanding that transmedial storytelling is part of the narrative nature grounding the ‘verse(s). Such assumption seems integral to both sustainable transmediality and to new iterations of “fandom.”
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“Female Leadership in the Whedonverses,” Saturday, Roundtable IV, SCW8, with Vickie Willis and Cynthia Burkhead, June, 2018.
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“Demon Magnet in the Friend Zone: Reconsidering Xander Harris in the Age of #MeToo,” Friday, Session 34, SCW8, June 2018.
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“Home Is Where the Hart Is: The Domesticated Workspace in Angel ,” Friday, Featured Speaker, SCW8, June, 2018.
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Jonathan Gray, Second Keynote, Slayage Conference 5, Saturday, July 14, 2012.
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Kai Cole, “Joss Whedon Is a ‘Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals,’ Ex-Wife Kai Cole Says (Guest Blog),” The Wrap, August 20, 2017, https://www.thewrap.com/joss-whedon-feminist-hypocrite-infidelity-affairs-ex-wife-kai-cole-says/.
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For a recap of this announcement and backlash, see Lesley Goldberg, “New ‘Buffy’ Showrunner Addresses Reboot Backlash,” The Hollywood Reporter, July 26, 2018, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/new-buffy-showrunner-addresses-reboot-backlash-1130011.
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Hawk, J.L., Kitchens, J.C. (2019). A Brief Note on Looking Forward. In: Kitchens, J., Hawk, J. (eds) Transmediating the Whedonverse(s). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24616-7_9
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