SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Noble Savage, Cultural Appropriation
Document Summary
Some tropes consistent in bram stoker"s dracula represent the advancement of science. More contemporary figures of the vampire include the twilight series and buffy the vampire slayer. The figure of the vampire in buffy the vampire slayer embodies the element of adolescence. Buffy the vampire slayer touches upon feminism, specifically third way feminism. We see a shift from third way feminism to post feminism. Twilight celebrates the female"s ability to choose in high tension situations. Werewolves are portrayed as the noble savage ; the indigenous people. We can see the modern vampire as a figure of violent masculinity. This type of masculinity has become the romantic ideal. The zombie embodied the social anxiety of difference. It has been largely read as protest against the vietnam war. It portrays the grotesque nature of the vietnam war to the american people. The zombie renaissance touches upon other cultural phenomena. It is a form of consumer culture critique.
