Course+Calendar

= English 4904, Studies in Film  =  = = = = = =  __January __


 * Silent Horror **

14 Introduction to the class and review of film form, style, and history. Read Film Art excerpts for Thursday, January 16.

16 Introduction to the horror genre. Read excerpts from Noel Carroll The Philosophy of Horror, chapter 1 (pdf) for Tuesday, January 21. Introduce in-class responses.


 * Silent Horror II: German Expressionism **

21 Discuss Carroll. What is horror? What/who is the monster? Carroll, Carol Clover, Barbara Creed, and Paul Wells. In-class response. Introduce Paper I.

23 German Expressionist Silent horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Read 324-365, Film Genre Reader III for Tuesday, January 28.


 * The Golden Age of Hollywood Horror: 1931-1939 **

28 Discuss Film Genre readings. In-class response.

30 Golden Age horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Read 277-295,

 FGR for Tuesday, February 4.

__February __


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Big Bug Horror **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">4 Discuss Film Genre reading. In-class response. Big bugs as monsters.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">6 Big Bug horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Read 3-25, FGR for Tuesday, February 11.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">The Blaxploitation Horror Film **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">11 Discuss Film Genre readings. What is Blaxploitation? In-class response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">13 Blaxploitation horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Read 27-50 FGR for Tuesday, February 18.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">The Racialized Zombie **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">18 Discuss Film Genre readings. The zombie film before, during, and after Romero. In-Class Response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">20 Zombie horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Read 51-74, FGR and complete draft of Paper I for Tuesday, February 25.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Third and Fourth Cinema Vampire Horror **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">25 Discuss Genre readings. Vampires through history. In-class response. Paper I draft due.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">27 Third/Fourth Cinema Vampire Horror introduction, screening and discussion. Read 75-102 FGR and complete Paper I for Tuesday, March 4.

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">March __


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Feminist Werewolf Horror **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">4 Discuss Genre readings. In-class response. Werewolf horror. MT Overview. Paper I due.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">6 Midterm. No reading!

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">10-14 Spring Break! No Classes


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Horror and the Documentary **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">18 CIFFF Film and Talk: Beetle Queen Captures Tokyo

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">20 Screenwriting workshop: Hannah Leskosky, MFA student. Read 103-129 FGR for Tuesday, March 25.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Cannibal Horror and the Female Director **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">25 Discuss Film Genre readings. Cannibals through history. In-class response. Introduce Paper II.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">27 Cannibal horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Read 130-159 FGR for Tuesday, April 1. Ecology and Popular Film reading.

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">April __


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Hong Kong, and Chinese Horror **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">1 Discuss reading. Japanese… horror. In-class response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">3 Japanese horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Ecology and Popular Film reading.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Of Ghosts and Monsters **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">8 Discuss reading. Ghosts as monsters. In-class response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">10 Ghost horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Ecology and Popular Film reading.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Comic Horror **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">15 Discuss reading. Comic horror. In-class response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">17 Comic horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Ecology and Popular Film reading. Complete draft of Paper II for Tuesday, April 22.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">The Contemporary Frankenstein Monster **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">22 Discuss reading. Body mod horror. In-class response. Draft of Paper II due.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">24 Contemporary Frankenstein horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Readings of your choice.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">International Horror in 2010s **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">29 Discuss reading. Horror today. In-class response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">May

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">1 Contemporary International horror introduction, screening, and discussion. Paper II due.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">6 Final Exam