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'Twilight', controversy and the Gothic literary tradition

Panelists discussed some of the controversial themes in the latest 'Twilight' installation.
Panelists discussed some of the controversial themes in the latest 'Twilight' installation.

Watch the show and join the conversation on theIntersection website.

With the fourth installment of the 'Twilight' film series currently in theaters, Intersection took another critical look at the teen vampire phenomenon. Does this latest film deliberately promote a socially conservative agenda, as some critics argue? Or, are the story line and fan frenzy simply the lifeblood of a Gothic literary tradition that will not die off after hundreds of years?

Rehman Tungekar is a former producer for KBIA, who left at the beginning of 2014.