ENGL 219 - Uncanny Film & Literature

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

English

Description:

This class will investigate a specific artistic affect: the uncanny. How do films and literature create this haunting feel which we have all experienced? How can we define and understand the uncanny? We will read selected authors such as Freud who have tried to define the uncanny. But primarily we will analyze closely films and literature which create the experience of the uncanny. (WCore: WCFAH)

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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