Unending War: Combat Trauma in Joss Whedon’s "Firefly"

• Authors: Aneta Kliszcz , Joanna Komorowska

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses the long-term effects of combat trauma as portrayed in Joss Whedon’s Firefly series, focusing on the issues of trust, identity, and belonging. In doing so, it highlights the image of warrior and war in popular culture.

Keywords

EN

Firefly; combat trauma; adjustment problems; identity collapse

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Załącznik Kulturoznawczy
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 449-467

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Aneta Kliszcz

• https://orcid.org/0000000322200778

author

Joanna Komorowska

• Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego

• https://orcid.org/0000000175701045

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Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/zk.2023.10.21

Biblioteka Nauki

56245141