Horror, Fantasy & Science Fict

Catalog description

This course focuses on three genres of literature possessing rich histories in the development of folklore, literary forms, and literary criticism, as well as abundant connections with the development of popular culture in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The class will read five novels spanning these genres, as well as selected short works of fiction and commentary by authors and critics active in these fields. In addition, films with connections to the literature will be viewed to better understand the themes expressed in the literature and their popular reception in a visual medium.