If you go to Ursinus College in suburban Philly, you may soon get the opportunity to study the finer points of Sarah Michelle Gellar and her work in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If that doesn’t sound like a noble economic pursuit, I don’t know what is. I guess TV is art, so this is kind of like a class about famous works of literature or painting or sculpture. And if any TV should be classified as art, why shouldn’t it be something from the WB? My choice would have been The Wayans Brothers, but Buffy was just as good.
If you really want art, featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar, this is it:
For any of you out there that are interested in Buffy related scholarship, take a look at this. Even more importantly, if you, like me, are interested in attending a conference where people tell you about how they are wasting student money with Buffy the Vampire Slayer related classes, make sure you attend this conference.
I did a little searching and found some college courses that were much stupider than any Buffy related courses could ever be. Here are our top five:
1. ‘The Phallus’ – Occidental College -A seminar in critical theory and social justice, this class examines Sigmund Freud, phallologocentrism and the lesbian phallus.
2. ‘"Mail Order Brides?" Understanding the Philippines in Southeast Asian Context’- Johns Hopkins University
3. ‘Cyberfeminism’ – Cornell University
4. Lessons from Lost: A Case Study Vanderbilt University
5. Super Smash Brothers Theory and Practice Experimental College, Oberlin College
Honorable Mention: Invented Languages: Klingon and Beyond -University of Texas-Austin
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