tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post2028826825290828294..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Call for Papers: TerminusLiz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-25280915713291382792008-01-08T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:01:00.000-05:00Hee.This is cool. When I was in grad school, I kne...Hee.<BR/>This is cool. When I was in grad school, I knew a girl doing her thesis on Buffy. I love the cross-over of popular culture and academia. I have nothing to say in a paper (although I think Brian should work that one right up!), but it's still very cool that it's happening.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-78409786080070792692008-01-08T10:49:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:49:00.000-05:00I don't think the paper I want to write would be w...I don't think the paper I want to write would be well-received. I've been working on a theory lately that the wizarding world has much in common with our perceptions of the Old West. Everyone carries a potentially lethal weapon (wands vs. guns)that doesn't require registration. It's essentially OK to "curse" (read: shoot) someone without legal recrimination. Viewed this way, the books look more like a Republican fantasy.<BR/><BR/>(Tongue firmly in cheek. Please don't villify me.)Brian Farreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752212248460652888noreply@blogger.com