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Date
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Topics |
Reading Due |
Assignment Due |
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Thur 8/25 |
Introductions: You, Me, Gothic and
Horror |
Introduction to Terror & Horror
PPT (PDF) Handouts:
Syllabus
Policies &
Schedule
Discussion
The Wolfman Trailer
True Blood,
Season 2 Trailer |
Student Questionnaire
Norton Survey on preferred edition due by Friday,
12pm:
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Tues 8/30 |
We Like to be Terrified! |
Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the
Origin..."
Barbauld, "On the Pleasure..."
(same pdf as above)
"Gothic Romance, Sensibility & the Sublime"
Johnson, The Rambler No. 4
Cowley, "Invocation
to Horror"
Handouts
How to Read Fiction
Group Presentation Instructions
Gothic
& Horror Timeline
Reading Response Writing Tips |
Email: Presentation preference (3 in order of
preference) by Wednesday 12pm
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Thur 9/1 |
NO CLASS - INSTRUCTOR OUT SICK
(bleh)
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Tues 9/6 |
Monsters in Peasants� Clothing |
(moved from 9/1)
Matthew Lewis, The Monk: Vols. I-II (1794)
As seen on the
screen & discussed in class
1st Page, Mysteries of Udolpho
Definitions of Parody/Satire
Discussion
Female vs. Male Gothic PPT (PDF)
The Monk PowerPoint Presentation (as PDF)
Flash Mob: Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do
Japanese Prank Mob
Lewis compared to King (NY Times)
Bleeding Nun in The Monk (Romantic
Circles)
The Wandering Jew explained (Wikipedia, so be
careful)
Catholicism & The Monk
"Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
The Spanish Inquisition explained
Spanish Inquisition Timeline |
Group Presentation
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Thur 9/8 |
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Lewis, The Monk: Vols. II-III
Discussion
Hogarth "Satan, Sin, and Death" image (from Sam)
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OCE (due on Mon
9/12, 5pm via email)
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Tues 9/13 |
Science & Monsters |
Shelley, Frankenstein,
Vol. I
Discussion
Frankenstein PPT
(pdf)
Interesting
Stuff
"How
Tabloid Trainwrecks are Reinventing Gothic Literature"
(NYT Magazine 9/2/11) |
Group Presentation
Grace Woodward, Vanessa Pinheiro, Steven Passaglia,
Laura Montufar (assigned) |
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Thur 9/15 |
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Shelley, Frankenstein,
Vol. II |
OCE (due on Mon
9/19, 5pm via email) |
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Tues 9/20 |
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Shelley, Frankenstein,
Vol. III |
OCE
Norton Survey due by Friday 12pm |
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Thur 9/22 |
Ghosts, Fragments & Affluence |
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Polidori, "The
Vampyre" (1819)
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Byron, "A Fragment"
(1816)
Discussion
"ladykiller,"
OED
"seraglio,"
OED
Vlad the Impaler Timeline
Image of Lord Byron (Orientalism) |
Group Presentation (Polidori)
Robin Rogers, Sam Dwyer (assigned), Kenneth Gustafson
(assigned) |
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Tues 9/27 |
Bloody Infections |
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Stoker, Dracula,
Chps. 1-9 (1897)
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Gerard, Transylvanian
Superstitions excerpt in Dracula (331-35)
Discussion
Dracula images
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ICE/OCE
Group Presentation
Kristen Chapman, Ricky Ng, Kelly Leist |
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Thur 9/29 |
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Stoker, Dracula, Chps.
10-19 Discussion
Boy's Own Paper (real ones in-class)
Pear's Soap Ad
Handouts
Reading questions for groups |
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Tues 10/4 |
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Stoker,
Dracula, Chps. 19-27
What Scares Us Discussion
Vampyre Nation trailer
Human Centipede 2
Article in NYT about Human Centipede 2
"Human
Centipad," South Park
Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer (graphic novel)
Son's Reaction to
Empire Strikes Back |
ICE (based on group discussions from Thursday) |
| Thur 10/6 |
American Version of
Gothic
NO CLASS -- INSTRUCTOR
ILLNESS |
Interesting Stuff
American Horror Story (new FX tv series started
10/5) |
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Tues 10/11 |
American Version of
Gothic &
Review for Mid-Term Exam |
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Anderson, "Death in the Woods"
(AG 163)*
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Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" (AG
182)
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Rice, "Freniere" (AG 349)
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Poe, "The Black Cat" (AG 78)
(all moved from 10/6)
AG = American Gothic Tales
anthology
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Thur 10/13 |
Mid-Term Exam |
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Tues 10/18 |
Haunting Femme & Homme Fatales |
- Lee, "Preface" (Hauntings 37-40) (1890)
- Lee, "A Wicked Voice" (Hauntings 154)
- Lee, "Dionea" (Hauntings 77-104)
- Lee, "The Virgin of the Seven Daggers" (Hauntings
249-78)
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OCE due by 12pm via email (prompt given during 10/11
class session)
Group Presentation
Marissa Wolden, Matthew Won, Michael Kent (assigned),
Cynthia Duran
ICE
(decided during class): found examples of key words
female fatale, uncanny, supernatural, and ghostly
seduction; results from
Group 1,
Group 2,
Group 3 |
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Thur 10/20 |
Ghostly/Ghastly Autocannibalism |
- Beckett, Ill Seen Ill Said
(1981)
Handout
Final Essay Instructions
Interesting Stuff
Short film depicting the difference between Beckett and
Joyce
Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca Artwork a la Beckett
Charles Winecoff Artwork a la Beckett
A sample of Beckett's handwriting
Comic about Beckett and Joyce
Derivative Play from
Ill Seen Ill Said |
Group Presentation
Robert Asche, Katrina Swanson, Michelle Mogannam
(assigned) |
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Tues 10/25 |
Untold Endings too Terrible to Tell |
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Carver, "Little Things" (AG 344-45)
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Eraserhead movie scenes (in-class)
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Delillo, "Human Moments in World War III" (AG 325-338)
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Straub, "A Short Guide to the City" (AG 358-368)
Discussion
Stephen King on short stories
Eraserhead clip |
ICE/OCE |
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Thur 10/27 |
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Proposal for
Final Essay/Project |
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Tues 11/1 |
King of American Horror: Reality |
King, The Shining, Chps.
1-9 (1977) Discussion
Horror Timeline
20th Century Horror Definition -- According to Koontz |
OCE due by 9am via email
Group Presentation
Morgan MacDonald, Priscilla Corral, Mitchell Gehring |
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Thur 11/3 |
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The Shining, Chps. 10-25 |
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Tues 11/8 |
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The Shining, Chps. 26-44 |
OCE due by 9am via email |
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Thur 11/10 |
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- The Shining, Chps. 45-58
- Scenes from Kubrick�s movie (in-class)
Discussion
Best Horror Films
Greatest Scariest Movie Moments & Scenes
Top Horror Movies
"The
Shining" Re-Cut as quest trailer
"The Shining" in 30 seconds by the Angry Bunnies
Simpsons do The Shining |
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Tues 11/15 |
Autophagy & Making our Own Horror |
Stevenson, The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, all - it's short! (1896) |
ICE
Group Presentation
Jennifer Page, Michael Claus, Brianna Roa |
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Thur 11/17 |
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Stevenson, The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde |
Group Presentation
Jennifer Page, Michael Claus, Brianna Roa
(moved 11/15/11) |
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Tues 11/22 |
The Pathology of Madness |
Ellis, American Psycho
(3-111) (1991) |
OCE due 11/22 by 9am via email (prompt provided in
class)
Group Presentation
Tushar Deshpande, Jenny Press,
Arianna Milton |
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Thur 11/24 |
THANKSGIVING
No Class Meeting |
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Tues 11/29 |
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Ellis, American Psycho
(112-247) |
OCE due by 9am via email (prompt provided in 11/22 class) |
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Thur 12/1 |
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Ellis, American Psycho
(248-399) |
Email Presentation day
preference by Friday, 2pm |
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Tues 12/6 |
Final Projects! |
Presentations |
Final Project Presentations |
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Thur 12/8 |
Final Projects! |
Presentations |
Final Project Presentations
FINAL PROJECT DUE via email (as attachment)
by 12pm |
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FINAL EXAM
Thur, December 15th,
9:45am-12pm
(corrected date!) |
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