Nosferatu and Me
The following Scholarsblog is meant to digitize an exhibit created by Emory University School of Law’s Librarian for Outreach, Billy Tringali. Through this project, I was able to highlight a unique and interesting piece of history surrounding Florence Stoker, Prana Films, Dracula, and Nosferatu, while also promoting the value of the public domain, vampire studies, and the utilization of popular culture research as a tool for outreach and community building. This exhibit is a unique and interesting way to get students interested in public domain resources, popular culture studies, and the figure of the vampire. I also hope it can help a busy librarian fill their display case this Halloween!
I am a Vampire Librarian – and So Can You!
Beyond sharing information that will hopefully be useful to you and your university, or give you a great opportunity to put up a cool Halloween display, this project also stands as a case study for utilizing the figure of the vampire as a tool for outreach. On this blog, I will be discussing my successes in leveraging this project as a way to build connections during my first sixty days Emory University.
Creative Commons Licensing
This project is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Please feel free to recreate this display at your own library using the information and materials provided. I encourage you to recreate this exhibit, expand on it, and publish it with a Creative Commons License as well.
Learn more about Creative Commons licenses through their website, through this helpful guide from the University of Illinois, and this guide from Emory University.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.