Buffy Scholar/Critic

Christine Jarvis teaches at the University of Sheffield in the UK. She has previously published work on adult education, popular romantic fiction, women’s reading practices and popular culture and education. She is currently working on a co-authored book on the representation of teachers and education in popular culture, in which BtVS should feature prominently.

Jarvis, C. "School is Hell; Gendered fears in teenage horror" Education Studies. Vo.27, no.3. 2001: 257-267.

___. "Wow they’re all so identical. Choosing conformity or death as an adult learner in the Buffyverse" (paper accepted for the 2004 Slayage conference).

Burr, V and Jarvis, C. "Friends are the family we choose for ourselves. Young people and families in BtVS" (paper accepted for the 2004 Slayage conference).