Hospitality, Rape and Consent in Vampire Popular Culture - Letting the Wrong One In (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This unique study explores the vampire as host and guest, captor and hostage: a perfect lover and force of seductive predation. From Dracula and Carmilla, to True Blood and The Originals, the figure of the vampire embodies taboos and desires about hospitality, rape and consent. The first section welcomes the reader into ominous spaces of home, examining the vampire through concepts of hospitality and power, the metaphor of threshold, and the blurred boundaries between visitation, invasion and confinement. Section two reflects upon the historical development of vampire narratives and the monster as oppressed, alienated Other. Section three discusses cultural anxieties of youth, (im)maturity, childhood agency, abuse and the age of consent. The final section addresses vampire as intimate partner, mapping boundaries between invitation, passion and coercion. With its fresh insight into vampire genre, this book will appeal to academics, students and general public alike.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Gothic
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	David Baker • Stephanie Green • Agnieszka Stasiewicz-Bienkowska
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	225
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-62781-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
LSN:	3-319-62781-3
Barcode:	9783319627816

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