The Vampire Film by James Ursini and Alain Silver provides a worthwhile investigation of the evolution of the vampire through its various incarnations. Another study that might prove useful is Tim Kane's book, The Changing Vampire of Film and Television. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XRYwpfMXVtAC&q=Tolos&redir_esc=y http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_changing_vampire_of_film_and_tele vis.html?id=WuNkAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y On 8/06/12 3:27 AM, "Frank, Michael" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > in response to my original query about contemporary examples of the female > gothic, many many of you suggested the "twilight" series - which i had heard > of but knew almost nothing about . . . my students, OTOH, knew of it, knew it, > thought it a great idea, and immediately saw connections to the issues we've > been exploring > > so, abandoning academic caution, i added new moon to our list of movies . . . > but now i need to find some useful critical material on the film [the course > pairs every film with a critical essay or chapter from a book] . . . normally > i would do a conventional search of the literature, but this is an accelerated > course and i need to find something really solid no later than yesterday . . . > so i turn to you: can any of you suggest an essay or book that deals > perceptively either with new moon or the series it's from, or else with the > larger cultural phenomenon of the vampire as contemporary iteration of the > brutal but sexy [brutal AND sexy?] male to whom the young woman voluntarily > submits > > thanks for any suggestions or leads > > mike > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu