http://www.amazon.com/Buffy-Goes-Dark-Seasons-Television/dp/078643676X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212523743&sr=8-1

Link to the professor's upcoming book.

http://www.watcherjunior.tv/01/pdf/herman.pdf


This is such an excellent article and this excerpt is a splendid description of Spike and Buffy -  Would be a great article to discuss here.

and Dichotomy of Self: A Study in the Shadow Selves of Buffy and Spike

 

excerpt:

Whedon’s fearless exploration into this dichotomy of self and his constant emphasis on the war between

our good and evil impulses that lends the show its almost brutal poignancy. And it is the characters of

Buffy and Spike that vacillate most often between this innate darkness and light. These two paradoxes,

the Vampire Slayer and the Vampire with a Soul, dictate the show’s overarching theme - the universe

rests in a precarious balance between good and evil, and it is only our free will that determines that

balance.

 

Caroline Herman

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

One of the presenters at Writer Con 2006 was a Professor of Buffyology.  She taught several classes based on the show, and I think she did her dissertation on Buffy if I remember correctly.  It wasn't this person, though. I've forgotten her name, but I would know it if I heard it.  She was great fun to talk with.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_fe_st/odd_scholarly_buffy

Link to a story on Yahoo about a Buffy academic conference coming up in Little Rock.  Anyone gonna be there?