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Seminar: 10-76-4-D2/WD2-10 Key Topics in Cultural History and Literature: Edgar Allen Poe: Then and Now - Details

Seminar: 10-76-4-D2/WD2-10 Key Topics in Cultural History and Literature: Edgar Allen Poe: Then and Now - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: 10-76-4-D2/WD2-10 Key Topics in Cultural History and Literature: Edgar Allen Poe: Then and Now
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Veranstaltungsnummer 10-76-4-D2/WD2-10
Semester SoSe 2025
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 40
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 35
Heimat-Einrichtung Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Erster Termin Freitag, 11.04.2025 10:15 - 11:45, Ort: GW2 B2890
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Englischsprachige Veranstaltung Ja

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GW2 B2890
Freitag: 10:15 - 11:45, wöchentlich (13x)

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This class will study the many works of Edgar Allen Poe, one of the most prolific and well-known US American Gothic writers of the 19th century. We will analyze Poe’s short stories while simultaneously watching Mike Flanagan’s Netflix Series: The Fall of the House of Usher in order to compare the original works with their current imaginings within the horror genre. Flanagan’s television series not only reimagines Poe’s short story, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” but each episode also reimagines other short stories such as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Black Cat,” “The Gold Bug,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” We will analyze each of these short stories in their original format and then investigate how Flanagan reappropriates the stories into our current day and age in order to critique capitalism, systemic racism, and colonialism within US American society.

Please be advised, this class will engage with horrific content as Flanagan is a well-known horror film and series director. All texts for this class will be uploaded on Stud.Ip. Access to the show on Netflix is required for the seminar. Other requirements for this class include active class participation, in-depth knowledge of all primary and secondary reading materials, and a portfolio or term paper (depending on the chosen module).

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