Bram Stoker and the American Vampire
Jo D’Avella has been with the Mütter Museum since 2021 and museum educator since 2023. As museum educator Jo focuses on educational programming and museum education, such as pop-up exhibitions, speaking engagements, tours, lesson plans, and much much more. The most recent pop-up exhibition, Vampirism, focused on the medical anxieties that helped to propel the vampire from folklore to literature and later to film, particularly in Europe.
Jo’s talk will focus on the American vampire, exploring Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, medical anxieties, body decomposition, and the American Vampire Panic.
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are not required for this event.
About the Series
Science on Tap is a monthly speaker series that features brief, informal presentations by Philadelphia-based scientists and other experts followed by lively conversation and a Q&A. The goal is to promote enthusiasm for science in a fun, spirited, and accessible way, while also meeting new people. Come join the conversation!
Featured photo: Bela Lugosi as Dracula, 1931, from Universal Studios via Wikimedia Commons.
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