With Halloween approaching, vampires will once again seep into mainstream culture, and to celebrate its impact, Amanda Hobson will share her views about this phenomenon with students.
Hobson, a 2001 Ohio University graduate and current residential coordinator of Atkinson Complex, will share some of her research about vampires as part of this week's Halloween activities. This is the fourth year Hobson has done a presentation about vampires.
Vampires have been a part of all different cultures
whether they are called that or not. We are drawn to them and other things that are beyond our understanding. I think we fear death sexuality etc.
and vampires are widely used to represent these things
Hobson said.
I think it will appeal to students because vampires are such a hot topic right now
and Amanda is really good at tying in all other aspects with vampires and is someone who really knows what she is talking about
said Jessica Neidhart, a junior studying Spanish and English and a senior resident assistant in Atkinson Complex.
With the emergence of the romanticized vampire in the Twilight books and films, for instance, there are myths about this world that Hobson finds to be fascinating.
I think we divide vampires into how they are being marketed towards men and women. For women
they are portrayed in a romantic image
like Twilight
and there is an explosion of paranormal romance where vampires are the romantic hero
but at the same time have honor
