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125010 PS Proseminar Cultural and Media Studies (2015S)
The Fascination of Horror and Beauty: Male Monsters and Femme Fatales in Literature and Film
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 09.02.2015 00:00 to Su 15.02.2015 23:59
- Registration is open from Tu 24.02.2015 00:00 to Su 01.03.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.03.2015 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 09.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 16.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 23.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 13.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 20.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 27.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 04.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 11.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 18.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 01.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 08.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 15.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 22.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
- Monday 29.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Monsters are scary and horrifying creatures, yet their ongoing popularity proves that they are extremely fascinating as well. This course will investigate why monsters both repel and attract us by analysing selected male and female monsters of the late 19th century and comparing them with their (post)modern resurrections in film and television. A special focus will be placed on the question whether – and why – one can identify major differences in the representation of male and female monsters.Students will receive an introduction to gender studies and psychoanalysis, in particular to Julia Kristeva’s notion of the abject. Furthermore, they will be equipped with the necessary “tools” to analyse the various texts and media (literature, film and art).The course will concentrate on Bram Stoker’s Dracula and contemporary adaptations of the novel, and on representations of the femme fatale, in particular mermaids and sirens, from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries.
Assessment and permitted materials
End-term paper, presentation (plus short written assignment), preparation of assigned texts, active participation in class, regular attendance
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students should
a) improve their ability to critically analyse and discuss literature, film and art
b) learn how they can use feminist and psychoanalytical theories to analyse texts
c) learn how to successfully write an academic paper
a) improve their ability to critically analyse and discuss literature, film and art
b) learn how they can use feminist and psychoanalytical theories to analyse texts
c) learn how to successfully write an academic paper
Examination topics
Presentation, class and group discussion, E-learning - Moodle
Reading list
Stoker, Bram. Dracula (1897).
2 Dracula movies (to be announced)
Disney. The Little Mermaid (1989)
Disney. Pirates of the Caribbean IV - On Stranger Tides (2011)Moodle; Reader
2 Dracula movies (to be announced)
Disney. The Little Mermaid (1989)
Disney. Pirates of the Caribbean IV - On Stranger Tides (2011)Moodle; Reader
Association in the course directory
Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA09.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4040
Code/Modul: BA09.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4040
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