Mütter Museum
The Gothic Science of Dracula: A Literary Seminar Series-- SOLD OUT
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Course Description
Bram Stoker’s novel features more than just blood-sucking monsters and dark imaginings. Stoker was fascinated by the science of his day and his characters use scientific concepts and technology to battle Count Dracula. Vampire folklore itself was always guided by forensic science to explain belief in the Undead. In this four-evening course led jointly by the Mütter Museum and the Rosenbach Museum & Library, we’ll explore the intersection of science and literature, through the lens of Dracula. At the Mütter, we’ll learn how exhumed bodies were identified as vampires and examine how science blended with the occult in the 19th Century. At the Rosenbach, using first editions of the novel and Bram Stoker’s own manuscript notes, we’ll analyze how science was incorporated into the book and what this means for how vampires developed in the years since Dracula was published.
The course is held on the following dates:
Wednesday, February 22 at the Mütter Museum
Wednesday, March 8 at The Rosenbach
Wednesday, March 22 at The Rosenbach
Fourth date coming soon!
Event Details
Tuition for this course is $200. 10% off for members of The Rosenbach and The Mütter Museum.
This course is limited to participants who are 18 years of age or older.
This course is held in person at the Rosenbach and the Mütter Museum.
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