Saturday, January 9, 2010

Should I Soak My Swollen Foot In Epsom Salt

Ol3Media - Vampires


Happy New Year to all!
The first post of the year, indicating that online is now the new number of Ol3Media all dedicated to vampires! Happy reading!

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Index

Introduction - Interview with Barbara Maio
Angelica Tintori Franco Pezzini and Author of The Dark Screen. The myth of Dracula on the big and small screen
The nostalgia of the Vampire Antonella Albano (University of Bari)
forms daily horror: Twilight between cinema and literature Sborgi Anna (University of Genova) as a hybrid figure
Vampires Sharon Cheung (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Defanged: the curious case of the vampire family-friendly Andrew Scahill (Austin University, Texas)
"Love Sucks": Love and vampires in The Vampire Diaries Giada Da Ros (University of Trento )
Vampires Alan Moore Kane X. Faucher (University of Western Ontario)
"It was hateful and yet overpowering" The fear of same-sex female desire in Le Fanu's Carmilla Brigitte Boudreau (Université de Montréal)
Create a new being: Vampires and performance of gender in the stories of Saint-Germain by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Candace Benefiel (Texas A & M University)

Special Focus on True Blood

Introduction to True Blood Francesco Romanelli (University Roma Tre)
ethnic and gender dynamics in the implementation of True Blood Ernesto Luigi Arrigoni (University of Bergamo)
The myths of the vampire: a comparison of vampire legends in two products of popular fiction Suann H. Davis (Houston Baptist University, Texas)
Blood Ties: Tru Blood, True Blood, and marketing of Fandom Lisa Patti (Cornell University, NY)