Dale Guffey
Associate Professor of Business Law|Program Coordinator/Course Coordinator
Upcoming Courses
Education
- B.A. (Cum Laude), Hollins University, 1989
- M.Ed, UNC - Greensboro, 1991
- J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1998
Professional Accomplishments
Single Authored Works – Books:
- Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2008.
Chapters in Edited Collections:
- “‘Felina,’ the Finale of Breaking Bad.” In Finale: Considering the Ends of Television Series. Edited by David Bianculli and David Lavery. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2018.
- “Reflections in the Pool: Echo, Narcissus and the Male Gaze of Dollhouse.” In Reading Joss Whedon. Syracuse: U of Syracuse Press, 2014.
- “Heroism on the Hellmouth: Teaching Morality through Buffy.” In in Buffy in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching with the Vampire Slayer. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2010.
Articles – Peer-Reviewed Journals:
- “Czech Mate: Whedon, Čapek and the Foundations of the Dollhouse.” Slayage: The Journal of the Whedon Studies Association. 8.2 & 3: http://www.whedonstudies.tv/uploads/2/6/2/8/26288593/koontz_slayage_8.2-..., 2010.
- “The One That Almost Got Away: Doyle and the Fish Story.” Slayage: The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies. (Now called Slayage: The Journal of the Whedon Studies Association). 26: http://www.whedonstudies.tv/uploads/2/6/2/8/26288593/koontz_slayage_7.2.pdf, 2008.
Joint Authored Works - Books
- With Ensley F. Guffey. Dreams Given Form: The Complete, Unofficial Guide to the Babylon 5 Universes. Toronto: ECW Press, 2017.
- With Ensley F. Guffey. Wanna Cook? The Complete, Unofficial Companion to Breaking Bad. Toronto: ECW Press, 2014.
Selected Conference Presentations
- "On the Other Hand(maid): Exploring the Intersections Between Atwood's Gilead and Whedon's Dollhouse." Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2020.
- With Ensley F. Guffey. “My Uncle’s Got a Barn: Dos and Don’ts of Convening a Conference.” Roundtable presentation at Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses 6. California State University – Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2014.
- “This Ho Has Got to Go”: Fan Misogyny in Breaking Bad.” Culturing the Popular 2 Conference, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 2013.
- “’You Want a Criminal Lawyer’: Saul Goodman & Legal Ethics in Breaking Bad.” Popular Culture and American Culture Association in the South Conference, Savannah, GA, 2013.
- “Pregnant Pauses: The Uses of Nonverbal Communication in Breaking Bad.” Popular Culture and American Culture Association in the South Conference, Nashville, TN, 2012.
- “Some Call Me the Space Cowboy: Anime, Outlaws, and All That Jazz.” Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses 5. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2012.
- “Cosmic Feng Shui: How Bebop Begat Firefly.” Popular Culture and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2011.
- “Pryde & Prejudice: The Origins of Buffy in The X-Men.” Joint Southwest/Texas and National Popular and American Cultures Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2011.
- “Reflections in the Pool: Echo, Narcissus and the Male Gaze of Dollhouse.” Popular Culture and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, Savannah, GA, 2010.
- “Gazing into the Pool: Echo, Narcissus and the Male Gaze of Dollhouse.” Popular and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, Wilmington, NC, 2009.
- “Academic Publishing.” Two-Year College Association (TYCA) – Southeast Conference. Greensboro, NC, 2009.
- Featured Speaker. “The One That Almost Got Away: Doyle and the Fish Story.” Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses 3. Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR, 2008.
- “A Family of Believers, Just Not in the Same Thing: Faith and the Firefly Family.” National Popular and American Cultures Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2008.
- “Coming Apart, but Moving Forward: Magic Twins and Older Sisters in Fray.” Buffy Hereafter Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007.
- “No Girls Allowed: Caleb and the Evils of Misogyny.” Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2007.
- Variations on this paper were presented in March 2007 at the “Why Buffy Still Matters” conference held at UNC-Greensboro and in September 2010 at the “Culturing the Popular” conference held at Converse College in Spartanburg, SC.
- “Burning River: Witchcraft and the ‘Other’ in Joss Whedon’s Firefly.” Popular and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, Savannah, GA, 2006.
- “The Shepherd’s Crook: Malcolm Reynolds and the Enduring Power of Rejected Faith in Joss Whedon’s Firefly.” Southwest/Texas PCA/ACA Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2006.