Religion and Identity in the Post-9/11 Vampire God Is (Un)Dead
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 narrativ
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Christina Wilkins
Religion and Identity in the Post-9/11 Vampire
Christina Wilkins
Religion and Identity in the Post-9/11 Vampire God Is (Un)Dead
Christina Wilkins Department of English, Creative Writing and American Studies University of Winchester Winchester, Hampshire, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-77148-9 ISBN 978-3-319-77149-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77149-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934673 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus Cover design: Jenny Vong Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
Thanks go to Linda Ruth Williams, for helping me steer this in the direction it needed to go, James Jordan for useful advice and keeping me calm, and my parents and JP for supporting me through this (sometimes trying) time.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Comparing Influence: Religion and Authority Across the Transatlantic 21 3 ‘Muslim Buffy with a Dick’: Post-9/11 Interpretations of Fundamentalism in True Blood 83 4 Fear, Infection and the Aftermath: Del Toro’s The Strain and Its Violent Vampires 143 Conclusion 191 Index 195
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List of Figures
Fig. 2.1 Fig. 2.2 Fig. 2.3 Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.2 Fig. 3.3 Fig. 3.4 Fig. 3.5 Fig. 3.6
Aidan (Sam Witwer) 39 Mitchell (Aidan Turner) 40 The Priest (Eric Davis) talks to Aidan 58 On screen with Nan Flanagan 96 Off screen with wife, Sarah 96 Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp) showing a different side 97 Godric (Allan Hyde) 106 Steve Newlin as visually reminiscent of Bush 115 Eric and his dungeon 116
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
The rise of the vampire reached its peak
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