AEGS 210 - Monsters & American Culture

Credits: 5

(H/SS/DSJ) Monsters … and slashers … and ghosts! Oh, my! This course explores American culture and society through a history of monsters and horror in literary fiction, folklore, pop culture, and film. We will draw from ethnic, gender, and queer studies to examine monsters in context and to think about the ways in which they reveal broader power structures and cultural anxieties concerning race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, immigration, religion, and science. An eclectic, fun, and rigorous collection of monster and horror texts will be examined. Formerly ACES 110

5 hours Lecture