Japanese Horror Fiction and Film
ALIT 202
Spring 2013 not offered
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Crosslisting:
EAST 202, FGSS 226 |
| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
This course will explore the dominance of Japanese horror from Edo period to contemporary films. Students will read theory of horror in addition to primary texts. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AL&L |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(FGSS)(FILM-MN) |
Major Readings:
Ueda Akinari
Edogawa Rampo
Ju-on
Ringu
Miike Takashi (Audition)
Kurosawa Kiyoshi
Sono Shion (Suicide Circle)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly responses; student presentations; two analytical papers, final paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Additional film screenings (Monday nights 6-8:30pm, room TBA)
This course is listed under the Certificate of Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory, and there will required heavy amounts of theoretic readings. All interested students must send a two-page (single-spaced) paper to the instructor (mnakamura@wesleyan.edu) that answers the following question: Choose one theorist (e.g. Freud, Derrida, Foucault, etc.) and discuss how their theory may be used to analyze the mode of horror. You can examine a horror film/text of your choice, if you like. If you are not familiar with theory but are interested in learning more about it, send the instructor a two-page close analysis of a horror film/fiction of your choice. |
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