"Nothing like a brisk walk and a spot of demon slaughter to make a girl's night": The construction of the female hero in the Buffy video game

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-156

  Labre, Magdala Peixoto ^a   Duke, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffy the vampire slayer; Female heroism; Video game

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847310507     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859903261795     Document Type: Article

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