Spring 2020
Meeting:
MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm / MGH 058
SLN:
12150
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
C LIT 240 D
Instructor:
AM Weatherford
"SOUTHERN QUEERS, SOUTHERN FEARS:
MODERNITY, MONSTROSITY, AND
MINORITIZED HAUNTING"
WHAT DO THE REPRESENTATIONS OF
MINORITIZED PEOPLE AS HORRIFIC
FIGURES ALLOW US TO THINK-
ESPECIALLY WHEN PUT INTO RELATION
WITH OUR IDEAS OF HOW POWER, STATE
VIOLENCE, AND CAPITALIST EXPANSION
WORK? WITH AN EXPLOSION OF NEW
FIGURES IN THE REPERTOIRE OF
MONSTROSITY: THE ZOMBI, THE WITCH,
THE GHOST, AND THE VAMPIRE. THESE
EVENTS LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE
CONSOLIDATION OF THE SOUTHERN
GOTHIC, A 20TH CENTURY GENRE OF
CULTURAL PRODUCTION THAT SERVED AS
A CRITICAL TERRAIN OF STRUGGLE
BETWEEN THE COLONIZER AND THE
COLONIZED AND THOSE CAUGHT IN
BETWEEN. THIS COURSE WILL ENGAGE
WITH KEY TEXTS AND VISUALS IN
ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND SPANISH FROM
THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC GENRE THAT
STRETCH FROM THE BEGINNING OF
COLONIZATION TO OUR CONTEMPORARY
MOMENT.
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
August 11, 2025 - 1:26 pm