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.
Price: $27.00
Pages: 224
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: WallFlower Press
Publication Date:
30 November 2005
Trim Size: 11.00 X 8.50 in
ISBN: 9781904764403
Format: Paperback
Successfully straddles the divide between high and low culture...This eclectic approach makes her study all the more comprehensive and fascinating.
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.
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
