Gothic Maternities in Shelley, Stoker, and Baker: Trauma, Monstrosity, and Reproductive Politics
This comparative and interdisciplinary analysis explores Gothic maternities in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), and Roy Ward Baker’s 1971 film Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, highlighting the interplay between literature and cinema. This work contrasts Shelley’s female p...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:addi________::d90bdbbeb615e04a288defbf2b473b2a |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/80058 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | abjection gothic maternities maternal trauma monstrosity patriarchy |
| Sumario: | This comparative and interdisciplinary analysis explores Gothic maternities in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), and Roy Ward Baker’s 1971 film Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, highlighting the interplay between literature and cinema. This work contrasts Shelley’s female perspective regarding the conception of motherhood, abjection, trauma, and monstrosity, which is shaped by her own traumatic maternal experience, with the unexperienced male visions of Stoker and Baker. Finally, this comparative work examines the evolution of Gothic maternities over time, revealing the enduring relevance of cultural anxieties related to Gothic maternity in contemporary society. |
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