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A short lived series created by Joss Whedon, Firefly nonetheless developed such a loyal following that Whedon was compelled to write and direct a big screen sequel in 2005. The show continues to generate a life of its own in books and comic books. This collection of twelve essays focuses on a number of themes including colonialism, race, gender, and politics.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Michael Goodrum & Philip Smith
Filmography
1. Firefly and the Space Western: Frontier Fiction on Fast-Forward
John Wills
2: "A Man of Honor in a Den of Thieves:" War Veterans in Firefly and Serenity
David Budgen
3: "See What's Inside:" Understanding the Reavers' Posthuman Identity and Role
in Firefly and Serenity
Gareth Hadyk-Delodder & Laura Chilcoat
4: At the "Corner of No and Where:" River's Unmappable Body in the
Firefly/Serenityverse
Lisa Perdigao
5: "This is Where I Am . . . Ain't a place of Wishes:" Kyriarchy and the Preservation of
Power in Better Days
Samira Nadkarni
6: Politics of Loss: The Historical World, "the Right Thing to Do," and a Utopian
Community in Firefly
Dennis Sobolev
7: Speaking Chinese: Music and the Exotic in Firefly
S. Andrew Granade
8: "Where Does Any Story Begin?": Book Chapters and Whedonverse Choices
Dean A. Kowalski
9: Lighting Out for the Black: Firefly and the Suspicion of Governance Structures
Andrew Howe
10: "They Couldn't Let Us Profit, It Wouldn't Be Civilized:" Economic Modalities and
Core-Periphery Relationships in the Political Economy of Firefly-Serenity
Howard Kahm
11: The Future Isn't So Shiny: Blade Runner, Firefly, and the Effects of American
Consumerism in Modern China
Tara Prescott
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
About the author
Michael Goodrum is a lecturer in modern history at Christ Church Canterbury University. He has published articles and reviews in Social History, Literature Compass, Studies in Comics, and the Journal of American Culture. Goodrum has also contributed to edited collections and The Routledge Companion to Comics.
Philip Smith teaches English literature and theatre at Sekolah Tunas Muda, Jakarta. His research interests include Asian American alternative comics, Shakespeare in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and Holocaust literature.
Summary
A short lived series created by Joss Whedon, Firefly nonetheless developed such a loyal following that Whedon was compelled to write and direct a big screen sequel in 2005. The show continues to generate a life of its own in books and comic books. This collection of twelve ess...
