Re-Entering the Dollhouse: Essays on the Joss Whedon Series

Premiering on Fox in 2009, Joss Whedon's Dollhouse was an innovative, contentious and short-lived science fiction series whose themes were challenging for viewers from the outset.

A vast global corporation operates establishments (Dollhouses) that program individuals with temporary personalities and abilities.

The protagonist assumes a different identity each episode--her defining characteristic a lack of individuality.

Through this obtuse premise, the show interrogated free will, morality and sex, and in the process its own construction of fantasy and its audience.

A decade on, the world is--for better or worse--catching up with Dollhouse's provocative vision.

This collection of new essays examines the series' relevance in the context of today's social and political issues and media landscape.