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Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture.
"I didn't want this to be a stuffy traditional conference, I wanted it to be exciting and inspire people to become interested in vampire fiction." Around 200 people have confirmed places so far, ranging from academics to people from book groups to students and media figures who are interested in recent vampire developments.
In a bid to make the most of that interest, George is launching, in September, what seems to be the world's first master's degree in vampire literature. "In the months I've been planning the conference I've fielded a huge number of inquiries from people all over the world who are interested in studying vampires, zombies and the undead at a higher level," she says. "I had the idea of offering the master's as a direct follow-up from the conference. I thought it was crucial to have a way of extending this burst of awareness." The best papers from the conference will be collected in a book, which will become a textbook for the MA students.
YES, I would love to attend that. And YES, getting a master's in vampire literature is something that really would want to do.
"I didn't want this to be a stuffy traditional conference, I wanted it to be exciting and inspire people to become interested in vampire fiction." Around 200 people have confirmed places so far, ranging from academics to people from book groups to students and media figures who are interested in recent vampire developments.
In a bid to make the most of that interest, George is launching, in September, what seems to be the world's first master's degree in vampire literature. "In the months I've been planning the conference I've fielded a huge number of inquiries from people all over the world who are interested in studying vampires, zombies and the undead at a higher level," she says. "I had the idea of offering the master's as a direct follow-up from the conference. I thought it was crucial to have a way of extending this burst of awareness." The best papers from the conference will be collected in a book, which will become a textbook for the MA students.
YES, I would love to attend that. And YES, getting a master's in vampire literature is something that really would want to do.
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To be able to get a degree in vampire literature, wow. I'm really impressed.
I'm working on my Bachelor's in Literature and Writing right now, so maybe a Master's in Vampire literature is in my future!
Thanks for sharing!
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