Overview
Revisit the worlds of Joss Whedon ā¦ with trained psychologists at your side. What are the psychological effects of constantly fighting for your life? Why is neuroscience the Whedonverse's most terrifying villain? How can watching Joss's shows help you take on your own psychological issues?
It's all the best parts of Psych 101āwithout Professor Walsh.
* Robert Kurzban explains how Mal's morals are a form of evolutionary pornography, and why we like to watch
* Thomas Flamson explores free will in the Whedonverseāwith prophecies, sacred duties and the long arm of the Alliance, does anyone actually have any?
* Carole Poole demonstrates how Buffy and Spike's season six relationship could be considered metaphor for narcissistic personality disorderāand concludes that Buffy may have been better off continuing it
* Bradley J. Daniels looks at River's Alliance-altered brain, and the real effects of āstripping" the amygdala
* Mikhail Lyubansky shows why, psychologically, death really is Buffy's gift
* And editor Joy Davidson takes on Angel's mommy issuesāhow the course of his whole extraordinary existence can be traced back to the woman who made him a vampire
This book title, The Psychology of Joss Whedon (An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly), ISBN: 9781933771250, by Joy Davidson, Leah Wilson, published by BenBella Books (November 10, 2007) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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