SATURDAY, MAY 29 | 2:15-4:00

7G. VIOLENCE

Jacob Held (Marquette University), Chair

Location: Director V (Level Four)

Caged and Tied: The Performative Nature of Violence in BtVS

Phil Gutierrez and Jorge Rodriguez (Branson School)

"A Very Strong Urge to Hit You": Mimetic Rivalry and Scapegoating in BtVS

George A. Dunn and Brian McDonald (IUPUI)

"Guns Don't Kill Vampires; People Kill Vampires"—The Weapons of BtVS, or The Search for WMD—Weapons of Monster Destruction in BtVS

Jim Riser (University of North Alabama)