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Drs. Elizabeth Lewis and Robin Werner are both English professors at the University of New Orleans which makes for quite the gothic setting! They discuss how they first became interested in vampire literature, Robin through her fascination with Anne Rice novels in high school and Elizabeth through her interest in Southern Gothic Literature.
First, Robin and Elizabeth explain their process of putting together the anthology and why Vampire Literature is organized around theme rather than chronology. Then, the discussion turns to the significance of the vampire figure and how the vampire represents themes of power, desire, consent, and blurs the boundaries between human and monster.
We rate our favorite vampire figures from the monstrous Nosferatu to the seductive Lestat. And we discuss why so many gothic villains from vampires to witches speak to issues of race, gender, and sexuality.
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