Theorizing Twilight

Critical Essays on What's at Stake in a Post-Vampire World

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Edited by Maggie Parke and Natalie Wilson

Type

Essays

Subject

One Film > Twilight

Keywords

Catherine Hardwicke, vampire

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 253 pages
6 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-6350-3

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Book Presentation:
Since the publication of Twilight in 2005, Stephenie Meyer’s four-book saga about the tortured relationship between human heroine Bella Swan and her vampire love Edward Cullen has become a world-wide sensation—inciting screams of delight, sighs of derision, and fervent pronouncements. Those looking deeper into its pages and on screen can find intriguing subtexts about everything from gender, race, sexuality, and religion.

The 15 essays in this book examine the texts, the films, and the fandom, exploring the series’ cultural reach and offering one of the first thorough analyses of the saga.

About the authors:
Maggie Parke completed her doctorate in film and digital media at Bangor University, Wales. She has published in the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds and is currently the head of development for Elfin Productions and a freelance consultant for fan management and script development.
Natalie Wilson is a professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Cal State San Marcos in San Diego, California. She writes and teaches in the areas of popular culture, film, television, horror, women’s literature, and feminism.

Press Reviews:
"useful and engaging…a worthy addition to any collection"—Feminist Collections.

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