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SUMMARY:Carmilla's Daughters: Constructing and Characterizing the Sapphic 
 Monster
LOCATION:Greenlaw Hall\, Room 223 (Donovan Lounge)
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Grace O'Mara charts depictions of the “
 sapphic monster” across time and medium\, constructing an archetype by de
 lineating her characteristics and narrative presence. O'Mara analyzes thr
 ee recurring tropes that define the sapphic monster: her weaponized and d
 ehumanized body\, her quest for revenge against sexual violence\, and her
  calculated positioning for a presumptive male audience. The presentation
  establishes that Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a foundational t
 ext in studying the sapphic monster and must be repeatedly referenced to 
 understand her evolution\, specifically as she reemerges as the “lesbian 
 vampire” in 1970s erotic horror film and as avenger of sexual violence in
  contemporary works. Theories on the monstrous feminine\, female desire\,
  and the abject from Barbara Creed\, Linda Williams\, and Carol J. Clover
  allow O'Mara to connect the sapphic monster to the broader category of t
 he female monster. O'Mara evaluates scholarship on the “lesbian vampire” 
 trope and argues that a more expansive conceptualization of this figure i
 s needed to address contemporary texts. Ultimately\, the presentation dem
 onstrates how the sapphic monster is primarily abject not because of her 
 association with femininity\, but because of her proximity to queerness. 
 Analysis of the sapphic monster is critical in understanding current hete
 ropatriarchal anxieties of queerness and sapphisms.\n\nhttp://next-to-u.a
 pp/events/48153292-4c5c-4331-b504-2536ea0ab151
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/48153292-4c5c-4331-b504-2536ea0ab151
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