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Dracula: Terror in a Failing Empire
By Fernando Vugman
Vol. 1, No. 1 (2026)
Scientia International Journal for Human Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The inaugural issue of the Scientia International Journal for Human Sciences features the article \u201cDracula: Terror in a Failing Empire\u201d, authored by Fernando Vugman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this essay, Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula is examined beyond its gothic and horror dimensions, revealing its deep entanglement with the political, social, and economic tensions of Victorian England. The article analyzes representations of the female figure, the Victorian gentleman, industrial modernity, foreign immigrants in London, labor legislation, and sexuality within the moral framework of the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By connecting the sources of fear and conflict in the novel to broader anxieties of imperial decline, industrial transformation, and social instability, the study demonstrates how Dracula functions as a literary expression of a society confronting its own structural contradictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published in open access and available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, the article reinforces Scientia\u2019s commitment to multilingual and globally accessible research in the human sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submit your research to SIJHuman:
https:\/\/journals.scientia.international<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Science in Open Access.<\/p>", "protected": false }, "excerpt": { "rendered": "

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