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ISSN 1546-9212
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Slayage: The International Journal of  Buffy+  23.1 [60] Summer/Fall 2025
Rhonda V. Wilcox, Editor  |  David Lavery, Founding Editor  |  Ananya Mukherjea, Co-Editor   |   Janet Brennan Croft, Associate  Editor and  Archivist   |   Deborah Overstreet, Assistant Editor   |   Malaurie Prévost, Translator for French  |  Renée-Marie Bouquier, Copy Editor for French | 
What if It Is about the Pain?  Primal Play and Negotiating Power Exchange in the Buffyverse and Dollhouse
Amanda Jo Hobson

 
Once More With...Psych:  The Dark Comedic Musical Conceptual Play
Mona Rocha and James Rocha

Prehistory and Archaeology in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Molly Turnbull


Enée contre les vampires:  Un modèle romain qui explique pourquoi Giles tue Ben
C. W. Marshall, translated by Malaurie Prévost



Book Review

The New Witches:  Essays on 21st Century Television Portrayals
Aaron K.H. Ho, Editor. --Reviewed by Amanda Jo Hobson


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