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Course Description: In this course we will read and analyze classic tales of the American fantastic by Poe and Hawthorne. We then take a look at the creator of supernatural horror: H.P. Lovecraft. Afterwards we will discuss Vineland, a ‘classic' postmodern text, which uses features of the supernatural and fits them into the age of television. Last, we might take a look at David Lynch's and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks, an example of employing the fantastic in television. Requirements: - Reading the assignments.
- Handing in four response papers. Due February 12, 2010.
- A short presentation in class. A list of topics will be available at the office of Ines Fricke-Groenewold or from me at alexander.greiffenstern@uni-due.de.
Course Readings: Thomas Pynchon. Vineland. London: Random House, 1998. A reader with additional texts will be available by beginning of the semester at the copy shop on Reckhammerweg 4. |
