The Lure of the Vampire - Gender, Fiction and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy

Gender, Fiction and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-904764-40-3
Verlag: Wallflower Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

Reihe: Film and Media Studies

The Lure of the Vampire: Gender, Fiction and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy the Vampire Slayer explores the curiosity and fascination surrounding the enduring myth of Dracula and vampires. Over one hundred years after Bram Stoker's influential novel was published, an interest in vampires is still prevalent in popular culture. This is suggested by the recent popularity of such television shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it's spin-off,Angel. Milly Williamson examines this phenomena and looks at the issues of gender pertaining to both vampires and their followers, the modern portrayal of vampires, the nature of identity and identification, and the fans themselves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williamson, Milly

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Gender and the Dracula: What's at Stake?
Vampire Transformations: Gothic Melodrama, Sympathy and the Self
Fans Re-reading the Vampire: Issues of Gender and the Pleasures of Pathos
The Predicament of the Vampire and the Slayer: Gothic Melodrama in Modern America
Vampire Fandom: Rebels Without a Cause? Theorising Fandom in the Field of Cultural Production
Vampire Fandom in the Field of Cultural Production: A Vampire Fan Club Case Study
Donning Fangs: Gender, the Vampire and Dressing the Self
Rewriting the Vampire: Gender, Sexuality and Fan Fiction
Conclusion. The Vampire and the Self: the Dilemmas of the Dead and the Realm of the Possible
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Milly Williamson is Senior Lecturer in Mass Communications and Cultural Studies at the University of North London. She has written a number of articles on vampires and vampiricism.