ENG-344 Gothic Literature

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
Study of literature that evokes terror and horror, explores the possibility of supernatural forces, depicts psychological disorders, critiques patriarchal constructs, and exposes cultural anxieties and oppression. Strong focus will be upon the scholarly division of Gothic Literature into Male and Female Gothic traditions, and upon examining how the literature explores gender and sexual norms and transgressions during various cultural periods. Topics and texts may vary. 4 credits.