The Vampire Goes to College : Essays on Teaching With the Undead / edited by Lisa A. Nevárez ; foreword by Sam George.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nevárez, Lisa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vampires in literature.

Literature--Study and teaching.

Literature.

Vampire films--History and criticism.

Vampire films.

Popular literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Popular literature.

Physical Description:

viii, 247 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Summary:

"This collection of original essays presents pedagogical tools, methods, and approaches for incorporating the figure of the vampire into the learning environment of the college classroom. The essays foster collaboration and dialogue across different disciplines, and serve as a collective resource for those who would teach the vampire"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments vi

Part I Teaching the Historical Vampire

"Legitimizing" Vampire Fiction as an Area of Literary Study / Sue Weaver Schopf Schopf, Sue Weaver 9

"But why do they have fangs?" The Cultural History of the Vampire as a Teaching Strategy in the Literature Classroom / Heide Crawford Crawford, Heide 21

Taking Dracula's Pulse: Historicizing the Vampire

Lisa Lampert-Weissig 32

Part II Teaching the Diverse Vampire

Outside/In: Using Vampires to Explore Diversity and Alienation in a College Classroom / U. Melissa Anyiwo Anyiwo, U. Melissa 45

"Can you blush?" Racing the Vampiric Body / Crystal Boson Boson, Crystal 56

Unknowable and Immeasurable: Queer Studies, Assessment and the Ever Resistant Vampire / Seri I. Luangphinith Luangphinith, Seri I. 67

The Vampire Cult of Eternal Youth / Jean R. Hillabold Hillabold, Jean R. 78

Part III Writing the Vampire

Stories That Sparkle in Sunlight: Using Twilight to Teach Writing / Amy Hodges Hodges, Amy 93

Vampire Literature: The Missing Component in Writing for the Sciences / Neena Cinquino Cinquino, Neena 102

Fangs in the Cornfields: Teaching Vampire Literature to Nontraditional Students in the Composition Classroom / Vicky Gilpin Gilpin, Vicky 111

Part IV Teaching the Textual Vampire

Text Pairing, Setting, and Vampire Literature: Teaching Bram Stoker's Dracula and Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot / Alissa Burger Burger, Alissa 123

Timely ... or Timeless? Teaching the Twilight Saga / Heather Duerre Humann Humann, Heather Duerre 136

A Tale of Three Draculas: Teaching Evolution and Genre Conventions / Murray Leeder Leeder, Murray 146

Cherokee, Creole and Mormon, Oh My! A Look at Vampire and Religious Representations for the Literature Classroom / Alisha M. Chambers Chambers, Alisha M. 154

National Literature to RPGs: Vampires in the Polish Classroom / Michal Wolski Wolski, Michal 167

Part V Engaging the Student

Team Edward! Team Eric! Team Critical Thinking! Teaching the New American Vampire to First Year Undergraduates / Candace R. Benefiel Benefiel, Candace R., Catherine Coker Coker, Catherine 177

Luring Online Students with the Power of the Vampire / Anne Daugherty Daugherty, Anne, Jerri L. Miller Miller, Jerri L. 192

Blood, Lust and Transformation: Vampires in the Community College Classroom / Leslie Ormandy Ormandy, Leslie 204

In the Cultural Shadows: Insights from a Media and Cultural Studies Course / Rita Turner Turner, Rita 218

Blogging the Undead: Information Literacy and Vampire Literature in an Honors Seminar / Lisa A. Nevárez Nevárez, Lisa A. 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786475544

0786475544

OCLC:

862400100