Fall 2017 - ENGL 115W D100

Literature and Culture (3)

Class Number: 4023

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An Introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media. Students with credit for ENGL 105W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:


The Culture of Fear


Culture has been defined as the series of checks and restraints that a society uses to control the members of its population. Nothing controls better than fear, and so this course will look at the relationship between horror literature and the cultural moments in which it was produced, offering a broad survey from the early 19th century to the early 21st. 

Grading

  • Tutorial participation, attendance (assigned by tutorial leader), spot quizzes (tied to cell phone use in lectures) 15%
  • Essay 1 (1,000 words) with revision – first draft due in seminar the week of Oct. 9th; final draft in seminar week of Oct. 23th 25%
  • Essay 2 (1,500 words) – due in seminar the week of Nov. 20th 30%
  • Two in-class writing assignments (open book) 30%

NOTES:

This is a course in horror; we will be reading material that depicts graphic violence. If you find such material offensive, do not take this course. Some of the material is sexually explicit; some uses cultural stereotypes (religious, sexual, racial) to make points about social attitudes. If you find such material offensive, do not take this course.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, by Edgar Allen Poe. Dell.
ISBN: 978-0440322276

Frankenstein, Dracula, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Signet Classic.
ISBN: 978-0451523631

At the Mountains of Madness: the definitive edition, by H. P. Lovecraft. Modern Library.
ISBN: 978-0812974416

World War Z, by Max Brooks. Three Rivers.
ISBN: 978-0307346612

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. Vintage.
ISBN: 978-0307387899

Department Undergraduate Notes:

IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.

For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

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