C+MRC: Interview with Dr. Marylou Naumoff by 90.3 WMSC FM published on 2018-03-15T20:22:46Z Vampires and werewolves are arguably the most iconic monsters in American fiction. Never has their presence been as ubiquitous. Not only is America embracing monsters but it seems to need them in a way that surpasses mere entertainment value. In her book chapter titled, “Loving Monsters: Understanding Horror Fiction Consumption as a Response to the Uncertainty of American Identity,” Dr. Marylou Naumoff (assistant professor in SCM) considers the renewed American appetite for the genre as paradigmatic of the national subject’s need to process, manage, and confront uncertainty at a safe distance. Many of the more popular texts (True Blood, the Twilight saga, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and the Underworld series) share many of the same themes. Dr. Naumoff joins us to discuss on this episode of C+MRC Podcast Genre Learning
