My confirmed topic choice, I'm so excited! So many instances over time has the image of the vampire been used in literary forms to convey different social standards and images !
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/vampires_movies/60392
This website is an awful good read, exactly what I wanted. It also touches on ancient perceptions of vampires based on the culture the folklore came from, like Malaysia verses northern Europe. It also explores the vampires appearance in film and book much more extensively than the concept of the vampire itself, which can prove to be very helpful.
I'm thinking for printing out my blog, I'll print out the articles as well, I may as well have them for reference and quoting, but I'll have to ensure I put a bibliography down for each site so I can reference them well.
Note: Sorry for the onslaught of posts, I just got really inspired today to do some history and I was just on a roll. Not that anyone will really read any of this :)
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I read it Alex! Sounds very interesting but I'm just a bit confused about your research line-are you looking into how perceptions of vampires have changed over time etc?!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of something like that, yeah Gab, or even a reasearch into how our image and perception of vampires is a reflection of the context they emerge from.
ReplyDeleteohhh sounds interesting... :) u gunna write about that vlad guy?
ReplyDeleteI think I might, or I might do a focus on ancient perceptions and why they varied based on cultural differences.
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