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Academic Year 2001/2002

American Gothic
ENGL 343 SP

The American Gothic will explore the ways in which the "Gothic" has been a fundamental mode of North American literary production from the earliest days of colonization until the present day. It will examine definitions of the Gothic and the way in which the genre has been manipulated to reflect changing concerns and anxieties.

MAJOR READINGS

Crow, Charles. AMERICAN GOTHIC: AN ANTHOLOGY: 1787-1916. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1999.
Naylor, Gloria. MAMA DAY. New York: Vintage, 1988.
Rice, Anne. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. New York: Ballentine, 1976.
--A supplemental course reader available at the bookstore.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will have the option of producing three short essays of four pages each which may be revised once or of producing one extended research paper of 12-15 pages which will be developed in stages. Additional short writing and research assignments will be assigned and there will be a final examination.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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