FPF:UCJAJNP019 Gothic Novel - Course Information
UCJAJNP019 Gothic Novel
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- UCJAJNP019/A: Wed 11:25–13:00 M7, D. Adamová
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- English language (programme FPF, AJnp)
- Course objectives
- The course concentrates on the development of the Gothic novel in the 19th and 20th century. The most important authors and novels are presented and analyzed through literary criticism as well as social and historical context.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will be able to:
- identify the main features of the Gothic novel,
- apply literary criticism on texts,
- identify social and historical influences,
- write a literary essay on the chosen topic. - Syllabus
- 1. Gothic Origins
- 2. Gothic Themes and Topics
- 3. Gothic Monsters
- 4. Vampire Myths
- 5. Development of Vampires
- 6. Creation and Death of Vampires
- 7. Vampire Stories by Women
- 8. Gender in Gothic
- 9. Queer Gothic
- 10. Undead Apocalypse
- 11. Gothic Film
- 12. Gothic Television
- 13. Contemporary Gothic
- Literature
- required literature
- Botting, F. 2005. Gothic: The New Critical Idiom. London: Routledge.
- Hogle, J. E., ed. 2014. The Cambridge Companion to the Modern Gothic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- recommended literature
- Spooner, C. 2006. Contemporary Gothic. London: Reaktion Books.
- Abbott, S. 2018. Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zobmies in the Twenty-First Century. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Teaching methods
- seminar
- Assessment methods
- Attendance min. 75%, presentation. Written assessment.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2022, recent)
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