Queering the vampire narrative / edited by Amanda Hobson and U. Melissa Anyiwo.
| Other author | Hobson, Amanda, editor. |
| Other author | Anyiwo, U. Melissa, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 169 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Queer studies in education ; volume 2 Queer studies in education ; v. 2. ^A1467795 |
| Abstract | "Queering the Vampire Narrative offers classroom-ready original essays that continue our explorations of vampires as representations of the cultural Other, which builds on the work of our previous texts. The editors argue, ultimately, the vampire is a queer icon, infinitely blurring the boundaries of identity and cultural norms and queering even the most seemingly stable notions, such as life, death, humanity, and monstrosity. The Vampire is the undead monarch of subtextual articulations of Otherness, especially queer behaviors and desires, offering explorations of the AIDS epidemic, the destabilization of ideas of fixed and stable sexuality, the search for community and chosen family, and the issues of individual and generational trauma. In current fictions, vampires are coming out of the coffin and the closet, identifying as openly queer and often created by queer writers, artists, and directors and bringing the subtext to the surface of the narrative. This volume seeks to create a dialogue about the impact and importance of the vampire on queer identity and queer theory and to answer the questions of why the vampire is such a compelling queer icon and what visions of vampires articulate about our ideas surrounding issues of sexuality, sexual orientation, sexual behaviors, and desires"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Queering the vampire narrative Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023 9789004688865 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Film criticism. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Film criticism. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Critiques littéraires. |
| Genre/form | Critiques cinématographiques. |
| LCCN | 2023040382 |
| ISBN | 9004688889 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9789004688889 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |