Vampires: from Nosferatu (1922) to What we Do in the Shadows (2014)

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We focus on the figure of the vampire and its developments in horror films, taking a look at key examples of vampires through the ages. We start from the prototype of cinematic vampires – Nosferatu, FW Murnau’s 1922 German Expressionist horror film, to the very modern, What we do in the Shadows - a New Zealand horror comedy film that premiered at the Sundance film festival in January 2014.

Dr Cristina Massaccesi is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of European Languages, Cultures and Society of University College London. Her fields of teaching and research are Film Studies and Sequential Art. She's just published a book on FW Murnau's Nosferatu (Auteur and Columbia University Press, 2015) and is currently working on a new book project on James Cameron's Aliens (1986) for Auteur's forthcoming Constellations series.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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- Identify key aspects in the works selected for the course.
- Appreciate the process of developing and transforming an iconic literary and cinematic character.
- Consider the peculiarities of cinematographic language.

No. The tutor will supply reading and watching material.

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During the course we will cover basic ideas about the folkloric and literary origins of the figure of the vampire. We will analyse its development and the different ways it responded to social and artistic changes. We will develop skills connected to textual and visual analysis and look closely at the peculiarities of horror cinema.

Articles and extracts from the novels and the films will be provided to the students. The class will be structured around a combination of tutor presentations and class discussions.

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Have a look at our other Film Studies courses under History, Culture and Writing at General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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