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ENG-10050 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ENG-10050 - Gothic Nightmares: Robots, Monsters and Witches
Coordinator: Rebecca Bowler Room: 2.037 Tel: +44 1782 7 33017
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

'Gothic Nightmares' looks at spooks, automatons, monsters and supernatural horrors as they have manifested in fiction (literature, film, and TV) from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Each week we read a short story, a critical text, and we show an example of the genre from more recent film or TV. Why has the gothic persisted as it has? Why do we need to be scared? What are we afraid of anyway?

Aims
To introduce students to key literary texts from the gothic genre; to equip students with relevant theoretical perspectives.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate skills of close textual analysis and the ability to use consistent and accurate bibliographic references: 1
Describe, explain and apply key critical and theoretical terms and concepts relevant to the interpretation of Gothic writing, film and TV: 1
Demonstrate familiarity with the generic characteristics of Gothic writing, as well as an awareness of national cultural differences and of the social and historical contexts of Gothic: 1

Study hours

Three hours of contact time per week, including in week one: Two hour lecture slots with one hour of traditional lecture and one hour of screening and discussion per week AND one hour discussion-based seminar per week.
114 hours class and assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
Research essay
A research essay of 2000 words. Students will demonstrate close reading skills, the ability to structure and deliver a convincing argument, and engagement with relevant secondary sources. They will be given a list of 8-10 questions to choose from.

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Last Updated: 13 February 2024