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The introduction gives an overview of the book’s methodology in relation to Postmodernism and the vampire narrative from the presidencies of Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. In particular, it examines the way the vampire has integrated itself into American popular culture, and how vampire subjectivity has, in particular, facilitated this shift. The discussion begins with a move away from established vampire representations—made familiar by Bela Lugosi and various early adaptations of Dracula—and emboldens new fledgling vampires to emerge from the margins to articulate the national mood.
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Ní Fhlainn, S. (2019). Introduction: ‘Something from the Vampire’s Point of View’. In: Postmodern Vampires. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58377-2_1
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