CJBC636 Chapters from Theory of Horor

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Jarina (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 15:50–17:25 U4
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Seminar will be aimed at horror genre, in particular at current theoretical concepts of horror which go over the traditional perceiving of this genre. The attention will be paid to the specific structure of horror fictional worlds as well as to aspects of context and reception. The contents of individual lessons will be both the reading of theoretical texts and the application of these to particular works of literary, cinematic and gaming horror.

At the end of this course the student will be able:
- to understand basic conceptions of horror theory,
- to apply this conceptions to particular literary text,
- to analyze the horror fictions with regard to its inner structure and historical context.
Syllabus
  • What does horror mean: definition of the genre
  • What does it mean to fear: neuroscience and theory of emotions
  • At the edge of two worlds: horror in light of structuralism and fictional worlds theory
  • Monster and cognition: cognitivist theory of horror
  • Monster and unconscious: psychoanalytic theory of horror
  • Collective nightmares: horror and new historicism
  • Sociology of horror
Literature
  • PHILLIPS, Kendall R. Projected fears : horror films and American culture. 1st pub. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2005, 227 s. ISBN 0313361827. info
  • HILLS, Matt. The pleasures of horror. London: Continuum, 2005, xiii, 250. ISBN 0826458882. info
  • CARROLL, Noël. The philosophy of horror, or, Paradoxes of the heart. New York: Informa Healthcare, 1990, xi, 256. ISBN 0415901456. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Reading, active participation, final essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Předmět bude otevřen a vyučován při minimálním počtu 10 zapsaných studujících.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
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