British and US-American Gothic Writing - Einzelansicht

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This course explores a diverse selection of British and US-American gothic writing, from the eighteen-century up to the present day. This course addresses key histories, themes, and conventions associated with the gothic, to encourage critical reflection of the texts. Special attention will be paid to psychoanalytical concepts such as the uncanny, the abject, and the sublime. This course will be online, it has mostly asynchronous elements with a few synchronous elements.

Please make sure you have the copies of the books below: 

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (preferably Penguin English Library 2012 edition)

The Tell-Tale Heart & Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis

 6.11.2020/13.11.2020/20.11.2020

10.15-11.45 asynchronous

12.15-13.45 synchronous

14.15-15.45 asynchronous

16.15-17.45 asynchronous

 4.12.2020

10.15-11.45 asynchronous

12.15-13.45 synchronous

14.15-15.45 asynchronous