RUSS-2241 (3) The Vampire in Literature and the Visual Arts

Introduces students to the folkloric and historic origins of the vampire of contemporary culture. Students will read extensively from both Russian and Western literary works, analyzing the image of the vampire as represented in folk narrative, popular fiction, and film. Students learn and apply critical approaches to understanding the vampire metaphorically, symbolically, and as a demonized "other". Taught in English. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.