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Carmilla, Dracula and Edward – Vampires in Literature and on Screen (Seminar)

Inhalt: Feeding on the blood of living humans, being undead and having superhuman powers, pointed fangs, emanating danger and sexual attraction, vampires have haunted the human imagination for centuries. Vampires appear as tropes for human desires and fears, including fantasies about immortality, power, violence, and sexual transgression. Vampires made their first appearance in literature in the 18th century, and have long since become stock characters of Gothic and horror literature and film. In the late 20th century, a noteworthy shift occurred. Vampires are no longer only threatening monsters embodying the baseness of the human nature. They are now presented as feeding on animal blood, as reflecting on society and social norms, as holding up conservative values, and they have become the desired heroes and heroines in romance. In this seminar, we will explore the figure of the vampire in literature and on screen from a multifaceted perspective. We will look at texts and contexts, at the vampire as a diverse trope, at adaptations, and intermedial story telling. We will also touch upon fandom. Our primary material comprises two 19th-century key texts, which have left their mark in literature, film and popular culture. These are the novella “Carmilla” (1872) by the Irish writer, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and the novel “Dracula” (1897) by the Irish writer, Bram Stoker. Our primary material also includes the Canadian web series Carmilla (2014-2016) which is inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella. We will discuss an episode from the BBC and the Netflix miniseries “Dracula” (2020), which is loosely based on Stoker’s novel. Part of our primary material is also the film “Twilight” (2008), an adaptation of “Twilight”, the first novel in the "Twilight Saga” by the U.S.-American authoress Stepheny Meyer. A Moodle course has been designed specifically for this seminar. Once the registration process for the seminar is completed, you will receive further information via email including the enrolment key for the Moodle course. We will start by discussing "Carmilla” by Sheridan Le Fanu. Please read the novella until the second week of term. You can find a copy of the novella under the following link: https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/carmilla-ebook.html