| Description |
x, 246 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series |
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Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In a world where vampires, werewolves, and fairies coexist with human beings, the characters in Harris's books-- and the television show based on them-- wrestle with powerful desires while facing complex issues concerning sex, romance, bigotry, violence, death, and immortality. |
| Contents |
Introduction : "If a tree falls in the woods, it's still a tree, ain't it?" -- part 1: "I used to hate vampires, until I got to know one" : vampire-human ethics. To turn or not to turn : the ethics of making vampires / Christopher Robichaud -- Dressing up and playing human : vampire assimilation in the human playground / Jennifer Culver -- Pets, cattle, and higher life forms on True Blood / Ariadne Blayde and George A. Dunn -- part 2: "Life-challenged individuals" : the politics of being dead. Signed in blood : rights and the vampire-human social contract / Joseph J. Foy -- "Honey, if we can't kill people, what's the point of being a vampire?" : can vampires be good citizens? / William M. Curtis -- Un-true blood : the politics of artificiality / Bruce A. McClelland -- part 3: "Their very blood is seductive" : eros, sexuality, and gender. Coming out of the coffin and coming out of the closet / Patricia Brace and Robert Arp -- "I am Sookie, hear me roar!" : Sookie Stackhouse and feminist ambivalence / Lillian E. Craton and Kathryn E. Jonell -- Sookie, Sigmund, and the edible complex / Ron Hirschbein -- part 4: "I am actually older than your Jesus" : natural, supernatural, and divine. Let the bon temps roll : sacrifice, scapegoats, and good times / Kevin J. Corn and George A. Dunn -- Are vampires unnatural? / Andrew Terjesen and Jenny Terjesen -- Does God hate fangs? / Adam Barkman -- part 5: "Our existence is insanity" : the metaphysics of supernatural beings. A vampire's heart has its reasons that scientific naturalism can't understand / Susan Peppers-Bates and Joshua Rust -- Keeping secrets from Sookie / Fred Curry -- Vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters : the more they change, the more they stay the same / Sarah Grubb -- Contributors: "I don't know who you think you are, but before the night is through..." -- Index: Sookie's words of the day. |
| Subject |
Harris, Charlaine. Southern vampire novel.
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Harris, Charlaine -- Philosophy.
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Vampires in literature.
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Werewolves in literature.
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Vampires on television.
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Werewolves on television.
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Immortality (Philosophy)
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Philosophy in literature.
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True blood (Television program)
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| Added Author |
Dunn, George A., 1957-
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Housel, Rebecca.
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| ISBN |
9780470597729 (pbk.) |
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0470597720 (pbk.) |
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