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