Exploring Gender and Power Dynamics in Bram Stroker’s Dracula

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Exploring Gender and Power Dynamics in Bram Stroker’s Dracula

Yazarlar:

Duygu Koroncu Özbilen

Yayıncı:

Mus Alparslan University

Ana Başlıklar:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.718-736

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

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İngilizce

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2001349089

pISSN:

2149-4622

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 Bram Stokers Dracula, as is examined in this article, reveals a lot about gender and power dynamics through a new way of looking at Gothic literature using socio-cultural perspectives. Published in 1897, Dracula captures Victorian fears on the subject of sexuality, gender roles, and the power that shifts due to rapid social change. There are several gothic tropes embedded within the text such as vampires, monstrous females, and haunted castles which can be taken to symbolize deeper concerns about patriarchal control as well as modernity. This article focuses on some key characters in the book such as Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra who illustrate how Stoker departs from traditional ideals of womanhood and depicts women who break with conventional norms. It also shows how Dracula represents anarchy that not only disrupts physical boundaries but also challenges rigid binary thinking about femalemale or richpoor. In addition to that, it explores feminist theories of reading texts by applying contemporary cultural theories. Such an approach would help us understand why it becomes clear that Dracula is more than just a horror story. The current study shows how this genre has always been able to tap into the human desire for an enticingly frightful experience while still casting light on its continuing popularity.

 Bram Stokers Dracula, as is examined in this article, reveals a lot about gender and power dynamics through a new way of looking at Gothic literature using socio-cultural perspectives. Published in 1897, Dracula captures Victorian fears on the subject of sexuality, gender roles, and the power that shifts due to rapid social change. There are several gothic tropes embedded within the text such as vampires, monstrous females, and haunted castles which can be taken to symbolize deeper concerns about patriarchal control as well as modernity. This article focuses on some key characters in the book such as Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra who illustrate how Stoker departs from traditional ideals of womanhood and depicts women who break with conventional norms. It also shows how Dracula represents anarchy that not only disrupts physical boundaries but also challenges rigid binary thinking about femalemale or richpoor. In addition to that, it explores feminist theories of reading texts by applying contemporary cultural theories. Such an approach would help us understand why it becomes clear that Dracula is more than just a horror story. The current study shows how this genre has always been able to tap into the human desire for an enticingly frightful experience while still casting light on its continuing popularity.

 Bram Stokers Dracula, as is examined in this article, reveals a lot about gender and power dynamics through a new way of looking at Gothic literature using socio-cultural perspectives. Published in 1897, Dracula captures Victorian fears on the subject of sexuality, gender roles, and the power that shifts due to rapid social change. There are several gothic tropes embedded within the text such as vampires, monstrous females, and haunted castles which can be taken to symbolize deeper concerns about patriarchal control as well as modernity. This article focuses on some key characters in the book such as Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra who illustrate how Stoker departs from traditional ideals of womanhood and depicts women who break with conventional norms. It also shows how Dracula represents anarchy that not only disrupts physical boundaries but also challenges rigid binary thinking about femalemale or richpoor. In addition to that, it explores feminist theories of reading texts by applying contemporary cultural theories. Such an approach would help us understand why it becomes clear that Dracula is more than just a horror story. The current study shows how this genre has always been able to tap into the human desire for an enticingly frightful experience while still casting light on its continuing popularity.

 Mevcut çalışmada incelendiği üzere, Bram Stokerın Drakula eseri, sosyo-kültürel perspektifler kullanarak Gotik edebiyata bakmanın yeni bir bakış açısıyla cinsiyet ve güç dinamikleri hakkında pek çok bilgi ortaya koymaktadır. 1897de yayınlanan Drakula, Viktorya dönemindeki cinsellik, cinsiyet rolleri ve hızlı toplumsal değişim nedeniyle değişen güç dengelerini ele almaktadır. Metne gömülü bazı gotik mecazi figürler arasında vampirler, korkunç kadınlar ve perili kaleler vardır. Bunlar, ataerkil kontrol ve modernite hakkındaki daha derin endişeleri sembolize etmek açısından önem taşır. Bu çalışma, Stokerın geleneksel kadınlık ideallerinden nasıl uzaklaştığını ve geleneksel normları yıkan kadınları nasıl tasvir ettiğini gösteren Mina Harker ve Lucy Westenra gibi kitaptaki bazı önemli karakterlere odaklanır. Ayrıca Drakulanın yalnızca fiziksel sınırları bozmakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda kadınerkek veya zenginfakir hakkındaki katı ikili düşünceye meydan okuyan anarşiyi nasıl temsil ettiğini de göstermektedir. Buna ek olarak, çağdaş kültürel teorileri uygulayarak metinleri okumaya ilişkin feminist teorileri araştırmaktadır. Böyle bir yaklaşım, Drakulanın sadece bir korku hikayesinden daha fazlası olduğunu anlamamıza yardımcı olacaktır. Mevcut çalışma, bu türün, devam eden popülaritesine ışık tutarken, her zaman insanın baştan çıkarıcı derecede korkutucu bir deneyim arzusuna nasıl erişebildiğini göstermektedir.

Makale detayları

Exploring Gender and Power Dynamics in Bram Stroker’s Dracula

Yazarlar:

Duygu Koroncu Özbilen

Yayıncı:

Mus Alparslan University

Ana Başlıklar:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.718-736

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349089

pISSN:

2149-4622

English literature

gothic

gender dynamics

power structures

Victorian anxietiesİngiliz edebiyatı

gotik

cinsiyet dinamikleri

güç yapıları

Viktorya dönemi kaygıları

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Duygu Koroncu Özbilen

Yayıncı: Mus Alparslan University

Ana Başlıklar: İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi: Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.718-736

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001349089

pISSN: 2149-4622

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Duygu Koroncu Özbilen

Yayıncı:

Mus Alparslan University

Ana Başlıklar:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.718-736

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349089

pISSN:

2149-4622