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- Title
Sullied Blood, Semen and Skin.
- Authors
Frohreich, Kimberly A.
- Abstract
This article explores the trend in contemporary vampire media to highlight racially-charged issues, demonstrating a consciousness of the way the vampire has been used in conjunction with racial stigmatisation. While the traditional figure of the vampire spoke strongly to late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century white American fears of miscegenation, I argue that some contemporary vampire narratives, such as Blade (1998), Underworld (2003), and True Blood (2008-, rewrite the figure in order to question and/or undo the link between 'monstrosity' and racial otherness. Central to this task is not only the repositioning and characterisation of the vampire, but also -- considering that the female body was once perceived as the locus for racial purity -- that of the heroine.
- Subjects
VAMPIRES in mass media; SOCIAL stigma; RACE relations in mass media; VAMPIRE films; BLADE (Film : 1998); UNDERWORLD (Film); TRUE Blood (TV program)
- Publication
Gothic Studies, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1362-7937
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7227/GS.15.1.4