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Gothic literature explores humanity BY ALICE SMELYANSKY STAFF WRITER
At home, Associate Professor Lauren Goodlad can be found reading Jonathan Auxier’s “Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes” to her younger son. She said she thinks it’s a “beautifully written imaginative read,” and it might just be her son’s favorite. In a University classroom, she’s more likely to discuss Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” the vampire narrative that her English 274 class, “The Serial Vampire,” focuses on. And having written books on Victorian literature and the Victorian state, gothic culture and the TV series, “Mad Men,” she has plenty to contribute as the director of the University’s Unit of Criticism and Interpretative Theory. Despite her busy schedule, Goodlad never strays far from a good novel. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, Goodlad was sure that she was going to be a writer, not a literary critic or an English professor. She concentrated on studying literature as a graduate student, and then realized it was the right fit for her. Her first job after receiving a master’s degree from New York University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University was at the University of Washington, and in 2000, she came to the University of Illinois to teach. Goodlad has taught on gothic and vampire themes on and off since her time as a graduate student. “The Serial Vampire” concentrates on an 1897 graphic horror novel, “Dracula,” and incorporates other vampire literature that has been published since. By the end of the semester, all of the students in the class will create their own chapter of “Dracula.” Although Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” series gained popularity in recent years, Goodlad said most students taking her class may not consider themselves “Twihards.” “I’ve actually never seen ‘Twilight,’” Goodlad said. “When I knew I was going to do this course, I thought, ‘(There is) no point trying to catch up. I’ll just simply admit I’ve never seen it.’ Most students, although they do know ‘Twilight,’ they weren’t interested in watching it.” “Even though we’re reading novels about these monstrous, supernatural beings, we talk about themes that are very
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Lauren Goodlad, professor in English, teaches a class on vampires surrounding the novel “Dracula.” relevant to everyday life and humanity as a whole, such as morality and sexuality,” said Lucy Pakhnyuk, sophomore in LAS. “Vampire narratives juxtapose vampires against humans, and by doing so they show us some of the worst and best aspects of humanity.” While Goodlad doesn’t have a favorite vampire, she does enjoy teaching “Dracula,” and said she sees it as a great Victorian novel. While Dracula may not be the attractive, romantic vampire one might find in a 21st century narrative, he is compelling nonetheless. “I think that people are attracted to vampire narratives because they want something that they know is extraordinary, and they want to be surprised,” Goodlad said. “Yet, at the same time, they know that it’s also a way of exploring what it means to be human.” On Tuesdays, the class focuses on vampire-themed works written after “Dracula,” and on Thursdays the discussion comes back to the main narrative. “While many professors fail to connect with students while maintaining an intellectual atmosphere, Professor Goodlad has a seemingly innate ability to challenge the class in a communicable manner,” said Giancarlo Levato, junior in LAS. Though many often mistake Goodlad as an expert in vampire themes, she said she considers herself a Victorianist first. In addition to teaching English 274, she is also working on completing her second book on Victorianism, “The Victorian Geopolitical Aesthetic: Realism, Sovereignty, and Transnational Experience.” In addition to this book, Goodlad published, “Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style, and the 1960s,” earlier this year. She started watching “Mad Men” after its original air date, but never intended to continue with the series past season two. However, after hearing endless hype over the third season, she began regularly reading a series of columns from The New York Times that analyzed the show. One column’s analysis struck her as “not quite right,”
and she began writing a piece that she felt could get it right. “Madmen Yourself” was originally published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, a newspaper and online publication for professors from all areas of academia. From there, the piece was republished in The McGraw Hill Reader. Shortly after, Goodlad held a symposium at the University with Robert Rushing, previous co-director for the Unit of Criticism and Interpretative Theory. After the success of the event, Goodlad invited attendees as well those who did not attend to contribute to the book. Three years later, “Madmen Yourself” became “Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style, and the 1960s,” and was published as a book, receiving positive reviews. Apart from holding symposiums, Goodlad also holds program and events on critical theory and cultural studies within the Unit of Criticism and Interpretive Theory. Along with other members of the unit, she uses a blog called, “Kritik,” which is an online forum for those interested in discussing contemporary theory and cultural studies. At the end of the day, Goodlad still reminds herself to completely unplug and read at least one or two chapters of a book she cares about. “I’m not exactly sure what it’s like to be a college student, but it seems you’re very busy,” she said. “You have a lot of things you want to get done, and in your spare time there’s a lot of temptations to follow social networks, text people and read short pieces on this and that.” But Goodlad believes in the importance of reading novels, and encourages her students to see the value of it as well. “I actually think that reading literature is very important, not necessarily novels that are other fictional genres or other literary genres that are very worthwhile. But novels are what I teach, and I think that people don’t spend enough time reading them,” she said. “They want something that moves a little faster.”
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Alice can be reached at smelyan2@ dailyillini.com.
Annual Day of Service, Austin’s Day to kick off C-U’s National Volunteer Week BY ADLAI STEVENSON STAFF WRITER
National Volunteer Week will begin this Sunday as agencies and communities across the country come together to help those in need. And the University, along with local communities, plan to promote the importance of coming together to support each other — even ahead of schedule. Organizations and agencies will participate in Champaign-Urbana’s first annual community and campus Day of Service on Saturday, a day before National Volunteer Week. Vaneitta Goines, program advisor for the Office of Volunteer Programs, said her organization regularly plans events to engage students, faculty and staff in the local community for National Volunteer Week. This year, Goines said the office has taken on a project to package 146,000 meals to feed central Illinois families in the ARC and Ikenberry Commons on Saturday. The meal packaging plan was developed with the help of the Registered Student Organization Illini Fighting Hunger and the National Soybean Research Laboratory on campus. Originally, OVP worked with an organization that brought in food from outside local communities, but the office acknowledged that option’s high cost. “Our reaction was, ‘If we’re paying so much money to bring in food from out of state, there has got to be a better way to produce food for our communities,’” Goines said. “Thankfully, we’ve been able to stage the event for much less cost than it normally would be ... more of the donated dollars and food items can go directly to the people in need instead of paying for shipping items from Florida.” OVP’s meal packaging plan will happen in conjunction with Austin’s Day of Service, another local volunteering event. Todd Salen, the co-founder of Austin’s Day, said the annual event is eponymously named after Austin Cloyd,
a Champaign native who was killed in the Virginia Tech shooting. Salen said Cloyd stood out in the community, and her death took a heavy toll on everyone. “Austin was an amazing public servant who loved to volunteer and do all kinds of things,” Salen said. “A student came up to me several days after she died with an idea that, instead of inventing a scholarship or planting a tree, we should just go out and serve the community in her name.” Saturday signals the sixth anniversary of Austin’s Day, and Salen said projects this year will encompass a number of activities outside of the food packaging on campus. This is in effort to provide more volunteer opportunities in the C-U area for the first annual Day of Service. Several agencies that will offer volunteer opportunities include Habitat for Humanity, C-U Public Health, the Neighborhood Action Committee and the Humane Society, among many others. Several Greek organizations at the University will participate in Austin’s Day activities as well. Celeste Niemann, vice president of service for Panhellenic Council and junior in LAS, said the annual Day of Service will provide a unique opportunity for Greek members to volunteer off-campus. “Greeks typically face a stereotype where they only help out within their own personal philanthropies, and we wanted to challenge that and show we care about the community outside the University,” Niemann said. Niemann and other Greek members will travel to a farm 15 miles off campus on Saturday to help with manual labor. Niemann said she has participated in Austin’s Day individually for the past two years, and hopes that other Greek members will share her enthusiasm. Outside of Austin’s Day and the meal packaging plan, Greek organizations will also keep themselves busy this weekend through their own activities. Niemann said Shi-Ai, a Panhellenic honors soci-
ety, will clean up Frat Park on Sunday. Andy Kessler, philanthropy chair of Kappa Sigma and freshman in Engineering, said his fraternity will clean up all of Daniel Street. Salen and Goines said the number of volunteers have risen in recent years. But with 40,000 students on campus, Goines said she hopes to see more student volunteers reach out in the future. “A lot of people mistakenly believe that they have to choose between volunteering in something that’s more directly beneficial to their career goals, and that’s not true,” Goines said. “There are so many transferable skills that employers are looking for that you can learn through volunteering, like communications and leadership skills that would be valuable for any incoming employee.” The Annual Day of Service has over 1,200 students, faculty and staff registered to package meals, Goines added. But she emphasized that anyone can still register for the event or volunteer for any opportunities this weekend or throughout National Volunteer Week. Goines encouraged everyone to access the Office’s online listserv and C-U Volunteer website for future volunteer opportunities both on and off campus. Amruta Yelamanchili, senior at Centennial High School and president of the school’s Interact Club, said that a large number of high school students turn out every year for Austin’s Day. The day of service is also the biggest event of the year for Yelamanchili’s club, and she said she is happy to see students come together. “Austin’s Day is a great way to make something good out of a terrible tragedy,” Yelamanchili said. “Now, with several other events that will be happening this weekend, people can make a difference in so many ways.”
Adlai can be reached at aesteve2@ dailyillini.com.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 19 A9B·G H9BB=G vs. Indiana at 3PM / Atkins / FREE / Senior Day ° Flapjack Friday- FREE pancakes for all fans GC:H65@@ vs. Indiana at 6PM / Eichelberger Field / FREE SATURDAY, APRIL 20 :CCH65@@ Family Fun Fest at 10AM-11:30AM / Memorial Stadium / FREE ° Enter on west side of stadium. Registration begins at 9:30AM ° Drills with the team, inflatable games & autographs with coaches and players GC:H65@@ vs. Indiana at 2PM / Eichelberger Field / FREE ° Bark in the Park ° Bring your dog to the game! SUNDAY, APRIL 21
KCA9B·G H9BB=G vs. Purdue at 12PM / Atkins / FREE / Senior Day GC:H65@@ vs. Indiana at 1PM / Eichelberger Field / FREE