By Jasmine Niblett
Author Biography:
Jasmine Niblett is a 4th year English Literature and History student from Germany. Finishing up her degree at Edinburgh University has made her realise she is going to miss reading for a living, so, this summer she is planning on reading all the books her friends have recommended to her before she returns to academia next year for her Masters.
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This essay analyses themes of contagion, infection, and disease in Gothic vampire narratives, specifically Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla” and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It argues that metaphors of disease and contagion propose that men must constrain female sexuality to preserve society’s morality.
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