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ENG 487A

Horror in Literature

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Sustained critical-theoretical analysis of literary horror in one or more genres, periods, or modes. May consider horror as an instrument of critique or a symptom of cultural anxieties.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing
ENG 303
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting horror texts.
  • analyze a work of horror literature in its cultural and historical contexts.
  • articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to horror literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
  • identify the conventions, tropes, and sensibilities of horror literature.