The vampire as eugenic examiner, 1880-1896

This thesis is concerned with the way in which the figure of the vampire is used by some authors of nineteenth century fiction to eugenically test their victims: killing and sterilizing where they find degenerate behaviours that would harm society were the victims allowed to breed. This occurred not...

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Main Author: Dyson, Gennie Marie
Other Authors: Hopkins, Lisa ; Dredge, Sarah
Published: Sheffield Hallam University 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.606535