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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2012
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FWIS 142 001 (CRN: 18126)
ENCOUNTERS WITH MONSTROSITY
Long Title: HERE BE DRAGONS: LITERARY ENCOUNTERS WITH MONSTROSITY
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Yeo, Jayme M.
Meeting: 2:00PM - 2:50PM MWF (20-AUG-2012 - 30-NOV-2012)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 16-MAY-2024 4:25PM
Description: This course explores literary monsters throughout history to understand how they create cultural identity through negotiating fear, horror, and anxiety. We will investigate monsters as metaphors for racial, sexual, and religious identity, and look at how scientific advancement and shifting attitudes toward cultural otherness impact how we think about monstrosity.