English 243f - American Gothic

Institution:

Mount Holyoke College

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(Same as Film Studies 220f-01) An examination of the gothic--a world of fear, haunting, claustrophobia, paranoia, and monstrosity-- in American literature and culture, with an emphasis upon issues of race and gender. Topics include: the gothic; gothic sexuality; Southern, Northern, and national gothic; freakishness and grotesquerie; and visual gothic. Focus on fiction, with some film and photography. Authors and artists may include Alcott, Arbus, Browning, Cra?s, Crane, Dunbar, Dunn, Faulkner, Gilman, Hawthorne, McCullers, Morrison, O'Connor, Oates, Parks, Poe, and Romero. Meets Humanities I-A requirement E. Young Prereq. soph, jr, sr, English 240 or 241 recommended; 4 credits

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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