Date of Award
January 2013
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English and Theatre
First Advisor
Gerald Nachtwey
Department Affiliation
English and Theatre
Abstract
Despite the extensive collection of works related to both Joss Whedon and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, relatively little critical attention has so far dealt with the subject of metafiction. This study aims to make use of narratological analyses as well as drawing upon relevant theorists (e.g., Patricia Waugh, Fredric Jameson) to illustrate the various different ways Whedon has consciously constructed metafiction as an integral part of his most influential television series. Additionally, the project also endeavors to show how textual self-consciousness can be housed outside of the tradition space of the diegesis in favor of a paratextual element instead. Buffy the Vampire Slayer serves here as the primary example of this paratextual application towards television with regards to metafictional conflation.
Copyright
Copyright 2013 Caleb Randall Dempsey-Richardson
Recommended Citation
Dempsey-Richardson, Caleb Randall, ""It's Like We Were Being Watched ... Like There Were Only 3 Walls, And Not a Fourth Wall": Manifestations of Metafiction in Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (2013). Online Theses and Dissertations. 161.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/161
