While others’ views of Dawn are very much altered by this sudden revelation, they are not changed nearly as drastically as Dawn’s view of herself. Realizing that she has an important role to play in unfolding events, realizing that she has a power few others have (and with that power, a responsibility to use itContinue reading “Knowledge – Potentially Dangerous: An Essay on Buffy and Foucault (Part 2 of 2)”
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Knowledge – Potentially Dangerous: An Essay on Buffy and Foucault (Part 1 of 2)
“In every generation a slayer is born. One girl in all the world, the Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer” (Buffy). For more than seven seasons, fans of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer tuned in weekly and heard thisContinue reading “Knowledge – Potentially Dangerous: An Essay on Buffy and Foucault (Part 1 of 2)”