Universität Wien

125010 PS Proseminar Cultural and Media Studies (2015S)

The Fascination of Horror and Beauty: Male Monsters and Femme Fatales in Literature and Film

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 09.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 16.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 23.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 13.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 20.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 27.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 04.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 11.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 18.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 01.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 08.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 15.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 22.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Montag 29.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Monsters are scary and horrifying creatures, yet their ongoing popularity proves that they are extremely fascinating as well. This course will investigate why monsters both repel and attract us by analysing selected male and female monsters of the late 19th century and comparing them with their (post)modern resurrections in film and television. A special focus will be placed on the question whether – and why – one can identify major differences in the representation of male and female monsters.

Students will receive an introduction to gender studies and psychoanalysis, in particular to Julia Kristeva’s notion of the abject. Furthermore, they will be equipped with the necessary “tools” to analyse the various texts and media (literature, film and art).

The course will concentrate on Bram Stoker’s Dracula and contemporary adaptations of the novel, and on representations of the femme fatale, in particular mermaids and sirens, from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

End-term paper, presentation (plus short written assignment), preparation of assigned texts, active participation in class, regular attendance

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students should
a) improve their ability to critically analyse and discuss literature, film and art
b) learn how they can use feminist and psychoanalytical theories to analyse texts
c) learn how to successfully write an academic paper

Prüfungsstoff

Presentations, class and group discussion, E-learning - Moodle

Literatur

Stoker, Bram. Dracula (1897).
2 Dracula movies (to be announced)
Disney. The Little Mermaid (1989)
Disney. Pirates of the Caribbean IV - On Stranger Tides (2011)

Moodle; Reader

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA09.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-4040

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33