HON 4500 - Gods andMonsters:Religion,the Supernatural,and Youth Culture

Institution:

The College of Saint Scholastica

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Description:

4 cr. This course explores the turn to religion, the supernatural, and youth concerns in American popular culture since the early 1990s. Whether one examines the hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel or enormously popular films such as The Matrix trilogy and Dogma, there has been a virtual explosion of angels,monsters,vampires,and aliens in American film, TV, and literature. Beginning with a critical and historical look at some of the precursors to the recent aesthetic and cultural articulations of religion and the supernatural - from Mary Shelley's 19th century "gothic"novel Frankenstein to the horror films of James Whales in the 1930s and 1940s - we will raise questions about the contemporary fascination with the supernatural alongside path-breakingwork in the history of religions,media studies, and cultural studies.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.css.edu

Phone Number:

(218) 723-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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