Sorcha Ní Fhlainn on Dracula in Warsaw and Lodz

Irish Gothic Literature: The Cinematic Afterlife of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’

She also presented a guest lecture at the University of Lodz on October 24th, on 21st Century Vampires.

The dead, the undead and the supernatural have always been important elements of Irish culture and tradition. The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the pre-cursor to Halloween, celebrated the division of the year between its lighter and darker halves, when the doors between this world and the next were opened.

It is not surprising that writers from Ireland rank among the best-known in Gothic fiction and influenced the development of Gothic literature across the world. Dublin-born Bram Stoker and his literary landmark ‘Dracula’ will be the focus of this special event on Irish Gothic literature on Wednesday 24 October.

Special guest, Dr. Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Senior Lecturer in Film and American Studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University and Founding Member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies, gave a talk on ‘The Cinematic Afterlife of Bram Stoker’s Dracula’.

Sorcha is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies here at Manchester Met. Her background is in History, Politics and American Studies and consequently my work is largely rooted in socio-cultural, historical and Marxist approaches to Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Popular and Contemporary American Literature and Popular Cinema. She also specialise in Gothic Studies, Horror Cinema, with my research particularly focussed on Vampires (fiction, culture and film), and monster studies.

Listen to Sorcha talk about her work and her interest in the Gothic here: https://twitter.com/ManMetUni/status/1056206417760346113