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MLA 8th ed. (2016) Bibliographic Citations Examples
BOOKS
Book with one author
Thiess, Derek J. Embodying Gender and Age in Speculative Fiction: A Biopsychosocial
Approach. Routledge, 2015.
Book with two or three authors or editors
Espenson, Jane, and Glenn Yeffeth, editors. Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds
and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly. BenBella, 2005.
Book with more than three authors or editors
Wilcox, Rhonda V., et al., editors. Investigating Firefly and Serenity: Science Fiction on the
Frontier. Tauris, 2008.
EBOOKS
Espenson, Jane, editor. Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's
Firefly Universe. Smart Pop, 2007.
ESSAYS, ENTRIES OR CHAPTERS IN A BOOK OR ENCYCLOPEDIA
Essay from an essay collection
Anderson, Lisa. "Can't Stop the Serenity: Joss Whedon's Shows and Fan Activism." Joss
Whedon: The Complete Companion: The TV Series, the Movies, the Comic Books and
More. 2nd rev. ed., Titan, 2015, pp. 258-61.
Essay from an essay collection
Banschbach, Sarah E. "Hi Ho, Cyborg! Savages, Cyborgs, and Gender on the Science
Fiction Frontier." Contemporary Westerns: Film and Television Since 1990, edited by
Andrew Patrick Nelson, Scarecrow, 2013, pp. 107-18.
Entry from an encyclopedia
"Whedon, Joss (1964-)." Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. Vol. 2, edited
by M. Keith Booker, Greenwood, 2010, pp. 696-98.
Based on MLA Handbook 8rd ed. (2016)
Updated 5/2016 DM
JOURNAL ARTICLES (ONLINE)
Journal article from a library database
Amy-Chinn, Dee. "'Tis Pity She's a Whore: Postfeminist Prostitution in Joss Whedon's
Firefly?" Feminist Media Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 175-89. Academic
Search Premier. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
Journal article from a library database
Canavan, Gerry. "Fighting a War You've Already Lost: Zombies and Zombis in
Firefly/Serenity and Dollhouse." Science Fiction Film & Television, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011,
pp. 173-203. Communications and Mass Media Collection. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
Journal article from a web-based journal
Corsie, Sarah. "'You know, you ain't quite right': Humanity and the Monstrous 'Other' in Joss
Whedon's Firefly." Watcher Junior, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall 2015,
www.whedonstudies.tv/watcher-junior-the-undergraduate-journal-of-whedonstudies.html. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES (ONLINE)
Magazine article from a library database
Kushner, David. "Revolt of a TV Genius." Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2009, pp. 38-39.
MasterFILE Premier. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
Newspaper article from a library database
Salem, Rob. "The Final Frontier: Joss Whedon Mixes Six-guns and Spaceships in Firefly,
His New Science-fiction Western." Toronto Star, 21 Sept. 2002, p. A23. Newspaper
Source. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
MAGAZINE & JOURNAL ARTICLES (PRINT)
Magazine article from a print version
Kushner, David. "Revolt of a TV Genius." Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2009, pp. 38-39.
Journal article from a print version
Rowley, Christina. "Firefly/Serenity: Gendered Space and Gendered Bodies." British
Journal of Politics & International Relations, vol. 9, no. 2, 2007, pp. 318-325.
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WEBSITE ARTICLES
"Serenity Named Top Sci-fi Movie." BBC, 2 Apr. 2007,
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6517155.stm. Accessed 28 Apr. 2016.
Townsley, Steve. "Music in the 'Verse: Firefly and Serenity." Tracksounds, 3 June 2009,
www.tracksounds.com/reviews/firefly_serenity.htm. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
MOVIES, TV, & ONLINE AUDIO/VIDEO
Movie/TV Series on Broadcast/Cable TV
Firefly. Created by Joss Whedon, performance by Nathan Fillion, Twentieth Century Fox,
2002.
Serenity. Directed by Joss Whedon, Universal Studios, 2005.
TV Episode on DVD
"Out of Gas." 2003. Firefly: The Complete Series, created by Joss Whedon, performance by
Nathan Fillion, episode 8, Twentieth Century Fox, 2014, disc 3.
TV Episode on Streaming Service
"Out of Gas." 2002. Firefly, created by Joss Whedon, performance by Nathan Fillion,
episode 8, Twentieth Century Fox, 2002. Netflix.
Movie on DVD
Serenity. Directed by Joss Whedon. 2005. Universal Studios, 2009.
TV Series on DVD
Firefly: The Complete Series. Created by Joss Whedon, performance by Nathan Fillion,
Twentieth Century Fox, 2014.
Online Video, Video Podcast, and Web Television
Rhodes, Sonny. "The Ballad of Serenity." Vimeo, Jan. 2013. Accessed 4 May 2016.
The 'Verse: A Firefly Fan Film. YouTube, Oct. 2015. Accessed 3 Nov. 2015.
Podcast
"Episode 5: The Last Show." The Signal, signal.serenityfirefly.com. Accessed 3 Nov. 2015.
OTHER FORMATS
Artwork or Image
"Firefly Serenity Blueprint: Technical Drawings." Big Blue Canoe,
www.etsy.com/listing/225408346/firefly-serenity-blueprint-art-of. Accessed 27 Apr.
2016.
Blog Post
Anders, Charlie Jane. "The Firefly Episode We're Really Glad Joss Whedon Didn't Get To Make."
io9, 12 Dec. 2011, io9.gizmodo.com/5959794/the-firefly-episode-were-really-glad-joss-whedondidnt-get-to-make. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
CD
Edmonson, Greg. Joss Whedon's Firefly: Original Television Soundtrack. Varese Sarabande,
2005.
Comic Book
Whedon, Joss, and Will Conrad. Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind. Dark Horse, 2006.
Dissertation
Blichert, Frederick. "The Expanded 'Verse: Serialized Transmediality in Firefly/Serenity."
Thesis Carleton U (Canada), 2014.
Online Review
Jensen, Jeff. "Firefly's Peculiar Afterlife." Review of Firefly: Browncoats United.
Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2012, p. 88. MasterFILE Premier. Accessed 26 Apr.
2016.
Social Media Post
"No one from the Whedon clan endorses the idea." Help Nathan Buy Firefly, Facebook, 7
Mar. 2013. Accessed 26 Apr. 2016.
Wiki
"Firefly." The Firefly and Serenity Database, 2009, firefly.wikia.com/wiki/Firefly. Accessed
26 Apr. 2016.
NEED MORE MLA INFORMATION?
 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers in the LCC Library Reference section LB2369 .G53 2016
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 Or ask a librarian for help!