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Title
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Vampire films and the social construction of whiteness.
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Creator
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McQueen, Michael Anthony., Florida Atlantic University, Budd, Michael N.
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Abstract/Description
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This thesis explores the manner in which whiteness is represented and constructed in Western media through analysis of six narrative films about vampires. The study hypothesizes that vampire films have been underexamined as a site of contestation over the meanings of racial differences because they have been considered a "white" genre. Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model is used as the principal methodology, but other theories (e.g. semiotics) are used to explore the subtexts of the films....
Show moreThis thesis explores the manner in which whiteness is represented and constructed in Western media through analysis of six narrative films about vampires. The study hypothesizes that vampire films have been underexamined as a site of contestation over the meanings of racial differences because they have been considered a "white" genre. Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model is used as the principal methodology, but other theories (e.g. semiotics) are used to explore the subtexts of the films. The study pays attention to the historical moment of the films' production and explores instances where race works in tandem with gender to construct Others.
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Date Issued
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1999
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15735
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Subject Headings
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Vampire films--History and criticism, Race relations in motion pictures, Whites in literature, Minorities in motion pictures
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Format
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Document (PDF)
