COMM 223 - The Gothic in Liter. & Cinema

Credits: 3
The Gothic in Literature and the Cinema will survey literature and cinema that are considered Gothic. Characteristic themes will include authors and directors conceptions of death and decay, desire and sexuality, obsession and madness. The primary focus of the course will be on the study of literature and cinema. As a result, students will gain familiarity with and experience in: reading and analyzing literacy texts; using literary and cinematic terminology (e.g., genre, allegory, character narrative, misenscene, montage, auteur, etc.); and writing critical essays that compare and contrast literary and cinematic works. Novels and films will include: Mary Shellys Frankenstein, Bram Stokers Dracula, Sheridan Le Fanus Carmilla, Shirley Jacksons The Haunting of Hill House, and Richard Mathesons I Am Legend. In addition, the short stories of Poe, Hawthorne, duMaurier, and others will be read, and films based on these authors work and/or themes will be discussed. Prerequisite: ENGL102 (Grade of C or better)

Prerequisite: ENGL 102 (Grade of C or better)