[ecrea] Vegetarians, VILFs and Fang-Bangers: Modern Vampire Romance in print and on screen, 24th November 2010, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

>Vegetarians, VILFs and Fang-Bangers: Modern 
>Vampire Romance in print and on screen
>A one-day conference
>De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
>Wednesday 24th November 2010
>
>Vampires have had a long and complex 
>relationship with human beings and have been 
>threatening and attracting us through folklore, 
>literature, film and television for 
>centuries.  But now they walk among us, seeking 
>to integrate themselves into our culture, to be 
>our business partners, friends and lovers.   Why 
>do we now prefer our vampires with a sensitive 
>nature or with their ruthlessness focused on 
>business deals?  How does this change affect the 
>relationship between both species and 
>genders?  This one-day conference seeks to 
>understand and criticise the phenomenal 
>popularity of what is sometimes termed Dark 
>Romance.   Papers are sought on authors such as 
>Stephanie Meyers, Charlene Harris, and Lauren K. 
>Hamilton, the adaptation of Dark Romance books 
>for both film and TV and a general consideration 
>of the change in our relationship with the vampire.
>
>Proposals are invited for 20-minute papers, 
>which might address (though not exclusively) the following areas:
>
>21st-century vampires in the Gothic literary tradition
>Vampires and gender/relations
>
>Adaptation and the shift of audience
>
>Debates on the Other
>
>
>Difference between film and television adaptation
>Colonialism/postcolonialism/postnationalism
>Vampires and money/business
>Vampires and class relations
>Vampires, authors and fans
>
>
>
>Please send abstracts, of not more than 200 
>words, to Dr Deborah Mutch, Department of 
>English, Clephan Building, De Montfort 
>University, Leicester, LE1 9BH, email: 
><mailto:(dmutch /at/ dmu.ac.uk)>(dmutch /at/ dmu.ac.uk)
>Conference Fee: £30 / £15 post-graduate/unwaged 
>including lunch and refreshments
>Deadline for abstracts: 8th September 2010
>

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