Shadows of Contagion: How Victorian Fears of Disease Spawned the Modern Vampire
Executive Overview Long before the advent of modern epidemiology could isolate and name the invisible microbial pathogens ravaging Victorian Britain, the collective public consciousness forged a terrifying, tangible face for contagion: the vampire. A landmark cultural exhibition currently open at the University of Leeds’ Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, titled Quite Shameless: Cultural Reflections on … Read more


