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DESCRIPTION:A Soirée for Curious Minds \nA series of evenings full of ins
 ight\, conversation\, and connection!\nBrought to you in partnership by:\n
 Glendon College\, York University &amp\; The Rosedale Centre\n\n\nLecture 
 #4 - The past never dies: Vampires and the historical periods they inhabit
  - Prof. Valérie Florentin \nIf we all know about Dracula (Bram Stoker\,
  1897)\, who is probably the most famous vampire\, few of us know that the
  UK passed the Aliens Act in 1905\, in the hopes of stemming the flow of E
 astern European immigrants\, mostly Jews\, fleeing persecution in the Russ
 ian empire. To have a right to enter Britain\, foreign citizens had to pro
 ve they had the means to sustain themselves\, that they had no sickness or
  disability\, that they had not been expulsed from their country after the
  commission of a crime. Dracula was Eastern European (Transylvania is part
  of today’s Romania)\, he bought an estate in London\, but he had a tran
 smissible sickness of sorts and had committed crimes\, without having been
  convicted. To a certain extent\, Dracula then represents the Other that t
 he British citizens of the times deemed undesirable.\nIs Dracula a histori
 cal fluke? No\, as we will see in this talk\, vampires are often used to d
 epict that Other that we fear\, that monster in our midst\, even though th
 eir appearance and crimes change with the times. \nAbout the Professor:\n
 Valérie Florentin is an assistant professor in translation at York Univer
 sity\, Glendon campus. In their free time\, they translate roleplaying gam
 es (some with vampires\, others with aliens)\, read and watch TV shows and
  movies (mostly based on books)\, to look at adaptations and how they (mis
 )represent social or historical trends. \nIndividual Lecture Admission Pr
 ice:\n\nGeneral Admission: $40\nEarly Bird Admission: $35 (available until
  10 days in advance)\nUnder 30 Rate: $15 (with proof of ID at the door)\n\
 nTickets are available for purchase on Eventbrite.  For assistance\, plea
 se contact the Rosedale Main Office at 416-924-0725.
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SUMMARY:A Soirée for Curious Minds - Lecture #4
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