Violence as the Ultimate Trump Card: What it means to be the Slayer
Eps to Watch:
Prophecy Girl, Season 1, Episode 12
Anne, Season 3, Episode 1
Restless, Season 4, Episode 22
The Weight of the World, Season 5, Episode 21
Showtime, Season 7, Episode 11
End of Days, Season 7, Episode 21

Essays to read:
"Feminism and the Ethics of Violence: Why Buffy Kicks Ass", by Mimi Marinucci
found in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy, edited by James South

"What would Buffy do?: Feminist ethics and epistemic violence", by
Shannon Craigo-Snell
http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc48.2006/BuffyEthics/index.htm