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   http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/17/6487964/sacramento-state-academ   
   c-conference.html   
      
   Sacramento State academic conference on Hollywood’s Joss Whedon   
      
   Action, explosions and indelible comic-book characters helped make   
   “Marvel’s   
   The Avengers,” written and directed by Joss Whedon, wildly successful when   
   it hit theaters in 2012, ultimately becoming the third highest-grossing film   
   of all time.   
      
   But entertainment value is not the only thing that attracts viewers to “The   
   Avengers” or Whedon’s other works, which include TV’s “Buffy the   
   Vampire   
   Slayer”, Angel", "Dollhouse" and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”   
   Multilayered narrative, progressive gender politics and an underlying   
   humanism have made his storytelling appealing to academics.   
      
   Whedon’s movies and TV shows have been featured in many college courses,   
   including those focused on literature, film, gender studies, philosophy,   
   theology and sociology.   
      
   “The fascinating thing about Joss Whedon is he speaks to a lot of different   
   people in a lot of different ways,” said David Powell, graduate student in   
   the humanities and religious studies program at Sacramento State, who will   
   help facilitate the conference. “He provides a mirror image of our own   
   society, so we can sort of look at ourselves in a fun, interesting, dynamic   
   way that real life doesn’t necessarily provide.”   
      
   Whedon will not be present at the four-day event.   
      
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