Course Info: HACU-0128
| Course | HACU-0128 Gothic/Horror |
| Long Title | Gothic/Horror: Literature, Film, Television |
| Term | 2018F |
| Note(s) |
Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 102 on T,TH from 10:30-11:50 |
| Faculty | Lise Sanders |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Available | 1 |
| Waitlist | 4 |
| Distribution(s) |
Culture, Humanities, and Languages |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
| Description | This interdisciplinary course explored the genre of the Gothic from its roots in the late eighteenth century through the present, moving among literature, film, television, and digital media forms. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a key text as we commemorated the novel's 200th anniversary; we explored intermedial texts like Dracula and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; and the course ended with twenty-first-century incarnations of the Gothic (True Blood and Penny Dreadful). Throughout, we discussed the tangled relationship between sexuality, race, and power that characterizes the genre. Students had the opportunity to develop a creative project in the course, whether a piece of short fiction or a visual/digital exploration of Gothic themes. In addition to a minimum of eight brief critical response papers, students were expected to present a summary of one of the recommended supplemental articles on the syllabus. Two formal essays were required: a 3-5 page close textual analysis, with a mandatory revision; and a final research paper (8-10 pages) or creative project of equivalent length/scope. |