Thurs 29th Oct
Brewstone 7:30pm
About this Event
Join us for a ghoulish evening at Brewstone to explore the lesbian vampire. Tantalising yet dangerous, she transgresses gendered and sexual boundaries, reflecting societal fears while embodying subversion and freedom.
From Carmilla to Dracula’s Daughter to The Hunger, we will map the subversive potential of the lesbian vampire and introduce you to horror film analysis and the key theories used to read the monstrous-feminine onscreen.
Suitable for 18+
Dr Gina Bevan is an associate lecturer. Her research focuses on analysing how women are presented in pop culture. In her upcoming book this takes the form of using horror film theory as part of an interdisciplinary approach to exploring how Medusa, a monster, is reclaimed by women in pop music as a feminist icon and why this appealing to their audience. For her MA dissertation in 2014, for which she was awarded a distinction, Gina also used horror film theory to analyse the lesbian vampire and queer desire.
Event venue & nearby stays
Brewstone, 33 Uplands Cres, Swansea, United Kingdom
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