Stuffing a rabbit in it: character, narrative and time in the Whedonverses

Lorna Jowett; Rhonda V Wilcox; Tanya R Cochran; Cynthea Masson; David Lavery

Stuffing a rabbit in it: character, narrative and time in the Whedonverses

Lorna Jowett, Rhonda V Wilcox (Editor), Tanya R Cochran (Editor), Cynthea Masson (Editor), David Lavery (Editor)

University of Northampton

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This chapter examines ways in which Whedonverse TV shows apply and adapt conventional television strategies for developing character, foregrounding subjectivity as fluid and under construction. In relation to character, time can function to provide depth through direction, dynamism. Whether through point of view, narration, memory, or prophecy, perceptions of time and identity are always limited, contingent and open to interpretation: this examination focuses on memory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reading Joss Whedon
Place of Publication	Syracuse, New York
Publisher	Syracuse University Press
Pages	297-311
Number of pages	461
ISBN (Print)	9780815610380
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2014

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Name	Television and popular culture

Keywords

Narrative
contemporary television
character
subjectivity
Joss Whedon
television series
time
memory

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Stuffing a rabbit in it: character, narrative and time in the Whedonverses
Lorna Jowett (Speaker)
3 Jun 2010
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