SCAN 5617 is also offered in Fall 2024
SCAN 5617 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2022 | SCAN 5617 Section 001: Scandinavian Gothic: Horror and the Uncanny in Nordic Literature and Media (56128)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
SCAN 3617 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Scandinavia is popularly thought of as a bastion of social democracy, gender equality, and sleek modern design. Despite this well-earned reputation for political and aesthetic progressivism, there has also been a significant undercurrent of anti-rationalism and supernatural horror in Nordic culture. In Gothic fiction, the unwelcome appearance of primitive, irrational, and malevolent forces often takes the form of supernatural or monstrous figures?ghosts, vampires, witches, and trolls. As conventions established abroad mingled with a home-grown tradition of social realism, the Scandinavian Gothic became a vehicle for representing marginalized voices and revealing the shortcomings of Nordic societies. We will examine Gothic works of literature, film, television, popular music, and visual art. Through this examination, we will build an analytical vocabulary to formally analyze works of Gothic art in all of these media, and will practice that through in-class discussions as well as formal and informal writing.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bbigelow+SCAN5617+Spring2022
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56128/1223
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bbigelow_SCAN3617_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2022 Scandinavian Classes