HENB01484U English - Elective Subject, topic 4: The Dark Arts in the Digital Age: An Exploration of the Otherworldly
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This course will examine the cultural fascination with the supernatural from the nineteenth century to the present. It will explore a range of topics including the publication of important horror novels such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), studies of séances and psychic investigations, as well as paranormal media and its online culture. Themes such as the otherworldly, monsters, magic, and supernatural forces continue to feature regularly in our modern society. Therefore, the course asks: how does the fascination with horror manifest itself in culture? And why are humans so drawn to the dark, evil, and macabre? By delving into the intersection of science, literature, media and the occult, this interdisciplinary exploration will provide students with a deep understanding of the multiple contexts and social factors in which supernatural phenomena and the occult emerged and grew over the past two centuries. The course will have a significant Digital Humanities component that takes up around 50%.
Examples of core readings include: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Bram Stoker’s Dracula; H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu; Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol; Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles; Richard Marsh’s The Beetle
In addition to these types of readings, students will critically engage a range of other sources including: films, graphic novels, podcasts, websites, apps, video games, etc.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 84
- Preparation
- 325,5
- Total
- 409,5
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HENB01484U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- See link to schedule
Study board
- Study board of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting department
- Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Efram Sera-Shriar (3-687676436b7870316e7831676e)
- Robert William Rix (5-746c746b7a426a776f306d7730666d)