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Crosslistings: RUSS 290 |
Literature of the fantastic plays an important role in the history of modern European and Russian fiction from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. In distinction from the realist trajectory of representing the
world perceived as rational, the fantastic test the limits of the irrational and the uncanny, defined by Freud as "that class of the frightening which leads back to what is known of old and long familiar."
The
course will
focus on the narrative implications of the fantastic and its development as a popular genre in relation to national histories and the history of the novel. The class will explore the evolution of transgressive themes of
self, consciousness, anxiety, and sexual desire and their interpretation in feminist and psychoanalytic theory.
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: Seminar
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA COL Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
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