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Castration, Disfigurement, and Pissballs: Queer Subjectivity and the Swedish Vampire in John Ajvide Lindqvist's Let the Right One In

Panel: 
Scandinavian Literature II: Swedish and Finnish
Abstract: 

Considering the assertion that an era’s vampire characters are often an amalgamation of the current sociopolitical and cultural influences, this paper explores how the 2004 novel, Let the Right One In, re-interprets the vampire in relation to Swedish sexual values.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Gina
Last Name: 
Hanson
Institution: 
California State University, San Bernardino