Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire

Studies in the Fantastic, in partnership with the Horror Studies Research Group at Northumbria University, is proud to present the second in a series of blog posts highlighting new and exciting research in horror studies. Ami Nisa received Honorable Mention for the Peter Hutchings Award for Outstanding Contribution to Horror Studies, which recognizes the best new work presented at the Horror Studies Now annual research conference. Her essay "Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire" explores the figure of the vampire in contemporary British Asian culture and politics.

Dr Nisa's essay is available here: Rivers of Blood: Racial Capitalism and the Emergence of the British Asian Vampire - University of Tampa Press