SUNDAY, MAY 30 | 10:15-12:00

9B. SPIKE II

Gwyn Symonds (University of Sydney), Chair

Location: Davidson A (Level Three)

Spike the Vampire, the Vampire Slayer, or Buffy's Preoccupation With “New" Masculinity

Shawna Ferris (McMaster University)

Evolution of a Big Bad: Marginalization of Spike as Prelude to Transformation

Mark Gelineau (The Harker School)

The Male Hero in Feminist Society: Comparisons of Buffy's Spike and the Iroquois' Hiawatha

Linda Jencson (Appalachian State University)