On this “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Halloween special, we talk about how the iconic series deals with gender, power, sexuality, and sexual assault. We consider what makes Buffy a feminist text and why it’s worth analyzing and discussing today.

Cited in this episode:

Camron, Marc. “The Importance of Being the Zeppo: Xander, Gender Identity and Hybridity in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Slayage: The Journal of Whedon Studies - www.whedonstudies.tv/uploads/2/6/2/…593/camron.pdf

Kane, Vivian. “James Marsters Tells the Story Behind That Buffy Scene That Made You Hate Spike.” The Mary Sue - www.themarysue.com/james-marsters-…you-hate-spike/

Nussbaum, Emily. I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution - www.amazon.com/Like-Watch-Arguin…ion/dp/0525508961

The music used in this episode is "Lost Souls" by Portrayal freemusicarchive.org/music/Portraya…l_-_Lost_Souls used under an attribution license creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/