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CULT 210 VAMPIRE CINEMA
Full Course Title:
Vampire Cinema
Kinematografija vampira
Course Code:
Course Level/BiH cycle:
CULT 210
I cycle; 2nd year
ECTS credit value:
6
Student work-load:
(Table with hours for: Lectures; Exercise; Other; Individual learning)
For the whole semester:
Length:
Faculty/School/Department:
Lectures and
screenings
Project
Individual
learning
TOTAL
45
40
65
150
Fall 2013
FASS; Cultural Studies
Course leader:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lejla Panjeta
Contact details:
Office:
F1.6 Building A
e-mail:
lpanjeta@ius.edu.ba
Office hours:
Two hours after the
class, and by
appointment
Phone:
033 957 318
Site:
Lectures: IUS main campus building – Film and Video Lounge, 2nd floor
Host Study Program:
Cultural Studies
Course status:
Elective
Pre-requisites:
None
Access restrictions:
I cycle students only
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Assessment:
Attendance, activity in debates, presentations - assignments, midterm exam quiz, final exam, selfevaluation letter and extra work-research paper.
Date validated:
September 30, 2013
Course aims:
Learning outcomes:
Indicative syllabus content:
Learning delivery:
Assessment Rationale:
Assessment Weighting:
Essential Reading:
The aims of this course are to:
1. Introduce students to the key terminology in the film studies and vampire studies.
2. Prepare students for analytical and critical thinking related to vampire cinema and
mythology.
3. Familiarize students with understanding of the key concepts in filmmaking and vampire
mythology related to the world literature, legends and cinema interpretations.
4. Learn about the fear in different cultures and its visual representation in legends and
cinema.
On successful completion of this course IUS student will be able to:
1. Interpret and evaluate concepts in vampire genre films, literature, folk tales, and
mythology and film language basics.
2. Apply the theory in vampire studies, mythology and cinema in relation to the global
visual representation of human fear.
3. Articulate opinions in relation to popular vampire mythology, films, and series.
The course will explore vampire legends and mythology worldwide and basic horror aesthetics in
cinema. Historical evolution of film genres related to vampires, as well as vampire legends, folk
and urban culture myths will be discussed through major theoretical concepts in cinema,
literature and vampire studies. The course will discuss language of media, TV and film,
approaches to studying vampire folklore and the origins of vampire stories, superstitions,
ethnology, historical events that influenced the legends, as well as the contemporary popular
vampire believes and cults. Special attention is attributed to the film screenings and interpreting
the meaning in classical and contemporary films on vampires thus discussing the genre and film
history and industry. Screenings of the selected filmography are essential part of the course.
Ex-cathedra lectures, interactive lectures and in-class debates, screenings and discussions, peer
analysis, practical work and reading the literature to be directed to the student during the
consultations and group debates, individual presentations (visual and oral explanations to be
given by the student and discussed by the group).
Criteria for grading the Presentations and/or Research Paper (2 points each):
Vocabulary,
References,
Comparing and Contrasting,
Structure of the argument,
Creativity in delivering the idea and making the hypothesis.
Extra Work is only to be given by the professor if justified by the assessment of the student’s
work.
Attendance
5%
Activity in debates / Vampire Personality Quiz
5%
Introductory presentation – Favourite vampire film
5%
Assignment 1
10%
Presentation Mask of Fear
Assignment 2
10%
Presentation Legend
Assignment 3
10%
Presentation Cinema and Vampire Style
Midterm Exam - Quiz
20%
Self-evaluation letter
5%
Extra work – Research paper
20%
Final Exam
30%
1. Odell, Colin, and Michelle Blanc. Vampire Films. The Pocket Essential. Harpenden,
London, UK: Pocket Essentials, 2008. pp. 11-21
2. Montague, Charlotte. Vampires: From Dracula to Twilight - The Complete Guide to
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Vampire Mythology London: Sphere, Little, Brown Book Group, 2010. (pp. 63-130)
Sipos, Thomas M. Horror Film Aesthetics : Creating the Visual Language of Fear.
Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2010.
(pp. 247-258)
Panjeta, Lejla (2012) Monster as a Superhero: An Essay on Vampire Vogue in
Contemporary
Film
Culture,
accessible
online:
http://www.istoriaartei.ro/resources/files/SCIA.TMC%202011-2012-Lejla%20Panjeta.pdf
Essential Filmography:
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Recommended readings:
Ball, Alan, True Blood, Season 1-4, HBO, 2008-2011.
Bigelow, Kathryn, Near Dark, 1987
Browning, Tod, Dracula, 1931.
Coppola, Francis Ford, Dracula, 1992.
Dreyer, Carl, Vampyr: Der Traum des Allan Grey, 1931
Fisher, Terence, The Horror of Dracula, 1958.
Hardwicke, Catherine, Twilight, 2008.
Herzog, Werner, Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht , 1979
Jordan, Neil, Interview with a Vampire, 1994.
Kadijević, Đorđe, Leptirica, 1973.
Melies, George, Le Manoir du diable, 1896.
Murnau, Friedrich Wilhelm, Nosferatu, 1922.
Norrington, Stephen, Blade, 1998.
Schumacher, Joel, The Lost Boys, 1987
Slade, David, Eclipse, 2010Weitz, Chris, New Moon, 2009
Whedon, Joss, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Season 1-7, 1996-2003
Whedon, Joss & Greenwalt, David, Angel, Season 1-5, 1999-2004
Wiseman, Len, Underworld, 2003
Additional/recommended reading:
1. Phillips, Charles, and Michael Kerrigan. "Forests of the Vampire : Slavic Myth." Myth
and Mankind. London, Amsterdam: Duncan Baird Publications, Time-Life Books, Inc.,
1999. (pp. 93-107)
2. Panjeta, Lejla, Ed. (2013) Comparative Film Glossary in Bosnian, English and Turkish.
Svjetlost and IUS, Sarajevo.
3. Gordon, Joan, and Veronica Hollinger, eds. Blood Read : The Vampire as Metaphor in
Contemporary Culture. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997. (pp. 95115, 199-211)
4. Belanger, Michelle. The Psychic Energy Codex : A Manual for Developing Your Subtle
Senses. San Francisco: Red Wheel/Weiser, 2007.
5. Cheung, Theresa. "The Element Encyclopedia of Vampires : A-Z of the Undead."
London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. Print.
6. Curran, Bob. "Encyclopedia of the Undead : A Field Guide to Creatures That Cannot Rest
in Peace." Franklin Lakes NJ: Career Press, New Page Books, 2006. Print.
7. Gelder, Ken. Reading the Vampire. Popular Fictions Series. London, New York:
Routledge, 1994. Print.
8. Harbour, Dorothy. Energy Vampires : A Practical Guide for Psychic Self-Protection.
(1999). Achtung, Energie-Vampire. Munich: Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co.
Rochester Vermont: Destiny Books, 2002. Print.
9. Kane, Tim. The Changing Vampire of Film and Television : A Critical Study of the Growth
of a Genre. Jefferson NC, London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006. Print.
10. Karg, Barb, Arjean Spaite, and Rick Sutherland. The Everything Vampire Book : From
Vlad the Impaler to the vampire Lestat - a history of vampires in literature, film, and
legend. An Everything Book. Avon: Adams Media, 2009. Print.
11. Konstantinos. Vampires : The Occult Truth. First published 1996. Woodbury MN:
Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd., 2010. Print.
12. Latham, Rob. Consuming Youth : Vampires, Cyborgs, and the Culture of Consumption.
Chicago, London: The University of Chicago Press 2002. Print.
13. Lecouteux, Claude. The Secret History of Vampires : Their Multiple Forms and Hidden
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Intranet web reference:
Important notes:
Purposes. (1999). Histoire des Vampires : Autopsie d'un mythe. Editiones Imago. Trans.
Graham, Jon E. Rochester Vermont, Toronto: Inner Traditions, 2010. Print.
Suckling, Nigel. Book of the Vampire. Surrey: Facts, Figures & Fun, AAPPL Ltd., 2008.
Print.
Summers, Montague. The Vampire. First published 1928. London: Studio Editions Ltd.,
1995. Print.
---. The Vampire in Lore and Legend. First published 1961 by University Books Inc. New
Hyde Park, New York. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2001. Print.
Twitchell, James B. The Living Dead : A Study of the Vampire in Romantic Literature.
Durham: Duke University Press, 1981. Print.
Wright, Dudley. Vampires & Vampirism : Legends from around the world. First
published 1914. Classics of Preternatural History. Maple Shade NJ: Lethe Press, 2001.
Print.
http://www.imdb.com/list/F1w6m2-kN9k/
http://www.imdb.com/list/F1w6m2-kN9k/
http://www.vampirelibrary.com/
None
Expected knowledge of:
1. Basic literacy
2. Essay writing
3. Presenting, PowerPoint and Photoshop essentials
Course policies:
Attendance policy
Absence from lectures shall not exceed 30% respectively. Students who exceed the limits
without a medical or emergency excuse acceptable to and approved by the Dean of the
relevant faculty shall not be allowed to take the final examination and shall receive a
mark of zero for the course. If the excuse is approved by the Dean, the student shall be
considered to have withdrawn from the course.
How do I do it?
You need to do it your own way. You have to make your own research and be creative in the
way nobody can show you, because it comes from you and is not previously said or done
in that way. Unfortunately, there is no recipe for authorship and art in general, as there is
no pill to be taken for knowledge. Everything depends solely on you and your ability to
put your signature on the work you've done. To be able to do that, you have to read and
learn a lot about everything, so you won’t accidentally (not on purpose) plagiarize or
repeat someone else’s idea and work they’ve done long before you even thought of it.
So, remember that you need to express YOURSELF and be able to explain that to your
audience for which you are doing the art work, entertainment or design in the first place.
The audience is not to be fooled easily, so beware…
Important notes
Use your own laptops for presentations!
You will not be given the PowerPoint presentation of lectures. You will be given the
handouts. Write down and ask during and after the lecture.
Each assignment is to be submitted in printed form, except the letter of self-evaluation that is
to be submitted through e-mail. For PowerPoint please submit only the handouts.
Assignments will not be accepted if the deadline for submission has passed according to the
course teaching schedule below.
Plagiarism policy
This course has a strict plagiarism policy. Students who plagiarize will earn a zero on the
assignment and may fail the course. Serious cases of intentional plagiarism (copying
passages or entire papers from the Internet) can result in failing the course. For quoting
and
paraphrasing
other
people’s
works
consult
the
MLA
Guide
http://www.wright.edu/sites/default/files/page/attachements/MLA_MiniManual_2009_0.pdf . This refers to the research papers, essays, as well as speeches and inclass PowerPoint presentations and handouts. Please note that Wikipedia is not to be
referred as bibliographic source. You may however find it useful for locating other sources
and references.
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Assignments - INSTRUCTIONS
1.
a. Introductory Presentation – Favorites (5 points)
b. Choose your favorite vampire film, legend or series.
c. Make a small research: biography, filmography, key points in this work and
major criticism, legends and lore.
d. As yourself: why do you like this work?
e. Prepare a 5 minute long speech to explain to your colleagues why is this your
favorite film or legend and what is the metaphor for vampirism in it.
2. Assignment 1 – Mask of Fear (10 points)
a. Choose your favorite vampire film and discover the visual costume elements
that you like or you are afraid of.
b. Make the vampire costume that frightens you or you are attacked to.
c. Make PowerPoint and Photoshop your own face and FIGURE focusing on:
i. The attractiveness of your visual costume / mask;
ii. The fear of your visual costume / mask.
d. Prepare a 5 to 10 minute long speech to explain your example to your
colleagues.
e. Submit the handout of the presentation. Use the enclosed Titling of the first
page/slide.
3. Assignment 2 – Legend (10 points)
a. Choose your favorite vampire legend from the folklore.
b. Make PowerPoint presentation focusing on:
i. Basic defining and differing elements
ii. Use movies stills to demonstrate your argument
c. Prepare a 5 to 10 minute long speech to explain your example to your
colleagues.
d. Submit the handout of the presentation. Use the enclosed Titling of the first
page/slide.
4.
Assignment 3 – Cinema and vampire style (10 points)
a. Choose the vampire based film or series and define how the vampire legend
is portrayed and/or what is the style of vampire figure in it.
b. Make PowerPoint presentation focusing on:
i. Film narrative and vampire legend differentiation elements
ii. Use movies stills to demonstrate your argument.
c. Prepare a 5 to 10 minute long speech to explain your example to your
colleagues.
d. Submit the handout of the presentation. Use the enclosed Titling of the first
page/slide.
Letter of self-evaluation (5 points)
Dear colleagues,
Please note that the access to the final exam will have those who have submitted assignments,
fulfilled 70% required attendance and submitted a letter of self-evaluation. In order to remind
you on what I have emphasized in my introductory class, I will repeat the purpose of this task:
Self-evaluation is an important part of your study process and artistic professional
growth in the future
You can describe your learning process, amount of time you dedicated to the subject,
understanding of the theoretical concepts, literature and additional literature you
have read, and self grade your work and knowledge
The focus of this letter is on your introspection and self grading
You can also write about your impressions on course in general, lectures and
explanations by professor, your knowledge of the theoretical approach to art and
communication studies which was improved or not, etc.
In case some of you have dilemma how to write a letter, I propose the form of the letter:
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Dear Dr. Panjeta,
It is my pleasure to inform you about my progress in the course Introduction to Visual
Communication
…..
Sincerely yours,
Name and surname of the student, year of study
For those of you who don’t know how to begin here are some suggestions (NOTE: THIS IS NOT A
TEST AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE A PERSONAL LETTER):
I think the course gave me the opportunity to…because…
I strongly believe that… because…
I really liked/disliked… because…
I memorized…
I learned…
I read…
I was interested in/completely without an interest for… because…
I think I will be able to apply the knowledge for everyday purposes in terms of…/won’t be able to
apply the knowledge anywhere… because…
I think I deserve the grade… because…
I would grade myself with… because…
I would like to remind you again that this is your impression and personal correspondence with
your teacher and will be considered private documentation. It will not under any circumstances
affect your final grade.
The letter should be sent to this mail only: lejlaisa@hotmail.com
The deadline for submission of this letter is the 13th week.
Good luck with your studies.
Dr. Lejla Panjeta, Associate Professor
Titling the work for submission
International University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Arts and Social Science
Visual Arts and Communication Design Program
Course: Name of the course
Lecturer: Lejla Panjeta, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Assignment: 1,2,3, or Introduction speech – favorites, or Research paper
“Title of the assignment”
Sarajevo, MM/DD/YY
Student:
Name Surname, year of study
Quality Assurance:
Internal student evaluations, Student surveys, Internal last class debate with students, student
appeals, written correspondence, direct (formal) feedback at the end of the semester during the
last class course debate, self-evaluation letters.
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Course schedule:
Week Lesson / Topics to be
Date
covered
1
Introduction
into the
course 1:
Vampire in
cinema, lore
and legend
and popular
believes
Class activities
Problems/
Assignments
(Homework)
Readings
Learning objectives (After this lesson
student will be able to:)
Introduction to the course, policies and
course material
This refers to all
classes:
1. Identify the purpose of visual
communication
Listing the students into the course
sheets for attendance and grading
Reference to the
essential reading
list will be given
during the class.
2. Get the full scope of the course and
policies
3. Apprehend how to consult the literature
for the course
Handout of the
lectures to be given 4. Grasp the purpose and importance of
visual communication
after the class.
5. Review the dates and classes,
Consult the
academic calendar check
HANDBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
2
3
Introduction
into the
course 2:
Vampire in
cinema, lore
and legend
and popular
believes
Screening:
Twilight: An Obsession
The Supernatural Vampires
Popular
cinema
Discussion and student presentation
Introduction - Favorites:
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Discussion: Content and context analysis
of the vampire myth and cinematic
representation. Cultural differences and
language of fear.
Assignment –
Homework:
Odell, Colin, and
Michelle Blanc.
1. Define elements of vampire myth
2. Make the difference between legends
and cinematic representation of
vampires
3. Identify and recognize language of fear
1. Define vampire metaphors
2. Determine the cultural stereotypes of
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vampirism
(films and
series)
Metaphor of
the vampire
myth
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Vampire in
lore,
literature,
folklore, and
cinema
Presentation of the favorite vampire film
Discussion: Vampire films and metaphors
Screening:
Movie monsters vampires in America
George Melies
Nosferatu 1922
Introduction
Favorites (5%)
Vampire Films.
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Lecture and Discussion:
Vampire in Cinema: A Brief Introduction
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Brief history
of vampire
in cinema
3 cycles of
vampire in
cinema and
introduction
to horror
movie
aesthetics
Eros and
Thanatos:
Beautiful
and the
Undead
Discussion and student presentation
Assignment 1:
Presentation
Mask of Fear
Lecture:
3 Cycles of Vampire Cinema
Screening:
Mid-Term-Exam
Kane The Changing
Assignment 1:
Vampire on Film and
Presentation
TV
Mask of Fear
&
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Dracula 1931
Screening:
Dracula 1958
Dracula 1992
Sipos Horror Film
Aesthetics
&
the vampire legends
3. Identify popular representations of
vampires (fear and romance)
4. Define vampire connotations in films
1. Define the beginnings of vampire lore
in cinema
2. Recognize monster movies language
3. Determine the difference between
romantic and horror vampire literature
and cinema
4. Know the origins of vampire myth in
cinema
1. Identify the periods in vampire cinema
development
2. Rationalize how fear is presented and
represented
3. Determine the difference between fear
and representation of fear
4. Define an introspect the origins and
Define the Dracula interpretations in
cinema (1 cycle)
5. Identify the process of forming the
emotions of fear
1. Identify the difference between
monstrous and miraculous
2. Recognize and explore the instincts of
death in its cinematic representation
3. Define fear and allure of the vampire
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Lecture:
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Eco’s Monstrous and Miraculous, Eros
and Thanatos – Instincts of life and death
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MID-TERM
Exam
Exam and exam discussion
MID-TERM
Exam - Quiz
Screening:
Bram Stoker
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Vampire islands
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Enemy, the
face of evil:
Vampire
legend
throughout
the world,
anti-Semitic
connotation
s and Slavic
mythology
origins of
the
cinematic
representati
on of the
vampire
phenomeno
n
Discussion and student presentation
Assignment 2:
Presentation
Legend
Screening:
Vampire forensics
Origins of the vampire
Dracula’s Underground
Mid-Term-Exam
Assignment 2:
Presentation
Legend
Montague, Charlotte.
Vampires: From
Dracula to Twilight The Complete Guide
to Vampire
Mythology
Phillips, Charles, and
Michael Kerrigan
Forests of the
Vampire : Slavic
Myth
myth
4. Determine the culture of ugliness and
death connotations to estranged,
nonconventional and unfitting to the
certain society, religion and cultural
group
REVIEW:
1. Identify horror aesthetics
2. Define vampire myth elements in lore
around the globe
3. Define stages of vampire cinema
4. Explain and introspect on emotions of
fear and its relevance to the society
and cultural groups in general
1. Identify the determining elements of
cultural symbolism of the evil
2. Recognize the comparable
connotations in the vampire legends
around the world
3. Determine the similar visual
connotations of the elements defining
the vampire lore and legends in cinema
4. Contrast and compare the vampire
legends around the world
&
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
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10
Artificial
catharsis –
popular
vampire for
teen/young
adult
Cinema and
Vampire
Style
Screening:
Same as above
Vampire secrets
Panjeta. Monster as
a Superhero
Twilight saga
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
&
1. Recognize the process of cathartic
feelings
2. Make difference between original and
artificial catharsis
3. Identify the functions and origins of
romantic vampire in popular cinema in
reference to religious backgrounds
4. Interpret the context of the fairy tale:
Beauty and the Best and the
transformation through love
Lecture:
A brief introduction to romantic monsters
introducing the concepts of popularity
and catharsis
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
Screenings:
The Lost Boys
Nosferatu 1979
Blade
Underworld
Buffy
http://www.imdb.com/ 1. Recognize vampire styles
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2. Differentiate the vampire connotations
http://www.imdb.com/
in the 2nd and 3rd cycle
list/F1w6m2-kN9k/
3. Make analysis of the film involving of
referring to vampirism
&
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the library
or Copy center
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Living
forever,
redemption
and blood
sucking
connotation
s
Discussion and student presentation
Assignment 3:
Presentation
Cinema and Vampire Style
Screening:
Buffy
No
lab
acti
viti
es
Mid-Term-Exam
Assignment 3:
Presentation
Cinema and
vampire style
Same as above
&
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the
library or Copy
center
1. Define basic elements of vampire myth
and vampire cinema
2. Identify the principals of vampire legends’
connotations
3. Recognize the comparisons and
contrasts of the film representations of
vampire mythology concepts: living
forever, blood, redemption, damnation,
powers, garlic, etc.
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Real
vampires?
Psychic
vampirism
and history
of the blood
consumptio
n
Lecture and discussion:
No
Psychoanalysis of the vampire legends in
lab
cinema and abstinence metaphor.
acti
Psychic Vampires
viti
es
Screening:
The Real Dracula
True Blo
Gordon and
Hollinger Blood
Read : The
Vampire as
Metaphor in
Contemporary
Culture
&
1. Define and analyze connotations and
symbols in vampire myth in relation to
connotative meaning of psychic vampire
2. Identify the principles of energy and
exchange of the life giving force behind
the psychic vampirism
3. Recognize and interpret real life
vampires: introspection and view into
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the
library or Copy
center
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Vampire
Hysteria in
Europe and
vampire in
cinema
today
Assignments presentation - final
deadline and research or extra work
deadline
Screening:
Blade, Underworld
The allure of Screening:
the vampire Interview with the vampire
forever myth True Blood
Discussion and view into the film:
Forever - Allure of the damned
Class
Discussion
In class discussion, peer reviews of the
work done
Self-evaluation letter (5%) deadline
No
lab
acti
viti
es
No
lab
acti
viti
es
Mid-Term-Exam
– Make up
Assignments
and extra work
deadline
Self-evaluation
letter submission
deadline (only email, refer to the
notes section)
In class
No
discussion
lab
acti
viti
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the
library or Copy
center
1. Differ horror and SF vampire fiction
2. Explain vampire metaphor of Blade and
Underworld series
3. Define popular behind the vampire myth
through the history periods and different
cultural backgrounds
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the
library or Copy
center
1. Identify the allure of the damned
(according to Eco)
2. Define the notion of forever in mythology,
religion and vampire stories in the world
literature representation of vampirism
3. Determine the appeal of the fear
Consult the
TEXTBOOK of the
course at the
library or Copy
REVIEW:
1. Identify horror aesthetics
2. Recognize, compare and contrast
vampire myth elements throughout the
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Activity grading and discussion: Vampire
personality tests (included in the
handbook)
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Final EXAM Final examination
TBA at IUS
web,
according to
the annual
exam
schedules
es
center
world legends and lore
3. Define and recognize 3 cycles of vampire
cinema in history
4. Explain the transformation of the vampire
myth in postmodern cinema culture
5. Determine vampire connotation in
everyday life, culture, history.
6. Explain and introspect on the emotions
of fear and its relevance to the society
and culture
7. Define and recognize the artificial
catharsis in popular blockbuster and
bestselling literature culture
Final
No
examination
lab
acti
viti
es
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