Religion and identity in the post-9/11 vampire : God is (un)dead /

Religion and identity in the post-9/11 vampire : God is (un)dead /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wilkins, Christina. author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Description:	ix, 197 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Vampires in popular culture. Vampires in mass media. Vampires in literature. Vampire films. Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century. Religion and culture. Popular culture. Religion and culture. Vampire films. Vampires in literature. Vampires in mass media. Vampires in popular culture. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11567050

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ISBN:	3319771485 9783319771489
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book offers a unique argument for the emergence of a post-9/11 vampire that showcases changing perspectives on identity and religion in American culture, offering a look at how cultural narratives can be used to work through trauma. Cultural narratives have long played a valuable role in mediating difficult and politically sensitive topics. Christina Wilkins addresses how the figure of the vampire is used in modern narratives and how it has changed from previous incarnations, particularly in American narratives. The vampire has been a cultural staple for centuries but the current conception of the figure has been arguably Americanized with the rise of the modern American vampire coinciding with the aftermath of 9/11. Wilkins investigates changes evident in cultural representations, and how they effectively mediate the altered approach to issues of trauma and identity. By investing metaphorical tropes with cultural significance, the book offers audiences the opportunity to consider new perspectives and prompt important discussions while also illuminating changes in societal attitudes."--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Comparing Influence: Religion and Authority Across the Transatlantic
3. 'Muslim Buffy with a Dick': Post-9/11 Interpretations of Fundamentalism in True Blood
4. Fear, Infection and the Aftermath: Del Toro's The Strain and Its Violent Vampires.