Intensive argumentative writing stimulated through selected readings, films, and class discussion. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Ghosts! Vampires! Werewolves! What do monsters—and monster films—reveal about the cultures that create and consume them? By looking closely at the various forms in which monstrosity appears on screen, we will analyze how these imagined others are met with both fear and fascination. Throughout the semester, we will examine how monster films frame anxieties about otherness, in and across terms of class, race, gender, sexuality, environment, technology, science, religion. This course fulfills the second part of the Reading and Composition Craft of Writing requirement, with an emphasis on research. We will practice how to closely read theoretical and cinematic texts, how to identify a research topic and gather relevant sources, how to construct a convincing argument based on research and close reading, and how to revise writing based on workshopping and incorporating peer and instructor feedback.

Requisites

• Previously passed an R1A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Previously passed an articulated R1A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition. Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition. Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills