While this list is likely going to be innundated with comments on this, Buffy Studies is the study of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (possibly the most significant - in terms of research output - television series since Star Trek). Mikel J. Koven Lecturer, Film and Television Studies University of Wales, Aberystwyth [log in to unmask] http://users.aber.ac.uk/mik > Dear editors of "Buffy Studies," and colleagues: > > I apologize for my abysmal ignorance. What in the name of the Almighty is > "Buffy Studies"? Assuming > that the "Buffy" posting (attached below) is not a belated April Fool's > joke, it must be SOME sub-discipline > within popular culture, which an old-timer like yours truly has never > heard of... > > Gratefully, > Steven P. Hill, > Cinema Studies, Univ. of IL. > _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ > > Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 00:01:27 -0500 > From: SCREEN-L automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> Add To > Address Book > Subject: SCREEN-L Digest - 3 May 2005 to 6 May 2005 (#2005-87) > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 06:04:12 -0500 > From: Jeremy Butler <[log in to unmask]> > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Call for Papers -- Watcher Junior: The Undergraduate Journal > of Buffy Studies > Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 16:59:02 -0400 > From: Edwards, Lynne <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > CC: 'Edwards, Lynne' <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]> > > Lynne Edwards (Editor) and Katy Stevens (Associate Editor) are pleased > to announce the launch of /Watcher Junior: The Undergraduate Journal of > Buffy Studies/ (www.watcherjunior.tv <http://www.watcherjunior.tv/>). > We are currently accepting submissions from undergraduate students who > are or have been engaged in Buffy scholarship. > Please share the attached call for papers with interested students and > colleagues. Feel free to contact us ([log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) for additional information or if you have > any questions. > Thank you, > Lynne Edwards and Katy Stevens > > > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]