Seduced by Twilight

The Allure and Contradictory Messages of the Popular Saga

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by Natalie Wilson

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > Twilight

Keywords

Catherine Hardwicke, vampire, literature

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 242 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-6042-7

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Book Presentation:
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga has maintained a tight grip on the contemporary cultural imagination. This timely and critical work examines how the Twilight series offers addictively appealing messages about love, romance, sex, beauty and body image, and how these charged themes interact with cultural issues regarding race, class, gender and sexuality. Through a careful analysis of the texts, the fandom and the current socio-historical climate, this work argues that the success of the Twilight series stems chiefly from Meyer’s negotiation of cultural mores.

About the Author:
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.

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