Twentieth-Century Gothic Fiction
ENGL 335
Fall 2015
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The Gothic novel dates from the eighteenth century, but it is in the twentieth century that the genre proliferates and expands, taking on new iterations that reflect a rapidly shifting world. In this course, we will examine the definition of the Gothic, and trace its development in the fiction of the past century. Of particular interest will be how this genre has reflected, and responded to, cultural anxieties over gender, sexuality, and the body. How do the Gothic tropes of violence and horror come to represent readers' own fears, and how do readers take pleasure in exploiting such fear? To this end, we will look at the subgenres of "female," "male," and "queer" gothic, as well as the influence of the Gothic on popular genre fiction.
Finally, we will look at the Gothic in a global context, and examine ways that this genre expresses contemporary concerns with the technologization of the body. Authors to be read will include Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson, Angela Carter, Kazuo Ishiguro, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Patricia Highsmith, among others. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
In order to be considered for the course, students should submit an electronic request.
This course fulfills the Literatures of Difference core requirement and contributes to the American Literature and Theory & Literary Forms concentration requirements of the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Burger,Pamela Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: ALLB103; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 35 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
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