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Dec 21, 2024
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ENG 1090 - FYS: The Vampire in Western Culture
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on the vampire in Western culture in order to ask the questions: “How and why does a culture create outsiders, exiles and scapegoats?” “Why has the vampire become a figure that fires our imaginations, our fears and our desires?” We will consider folklore, history, geography, literature and film to study the cultural appeal of the vampire from the 18th to the twenty-first century, although the majority of the course will focus on the latter part of this chronology. We will also examine a selection of medical and psychological theories to gain insight into why the vampire has remained a figure of attraction (or revulsion) for centuries.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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