Synopses & Reviews
Gothic Studies has become a significant and popular element in the English degree curriculum and a rapidly expanding international academic field. Teaching the Gothic provides a clear and accessible account of how scholarship on the Gothic has influenced the way in which the Gothic is taught. The book examines a range of topics including Gothic criticism, Theory, Romantic Gothic, Victorian Gothic, Postmodern Gothic, Female Gothic, Gothic Sexualities, Gothic Film, Imperial Gothic, Postcolonial Gothic and Postgraduate developments. Written by leading academics working in the US, UK, and Canada, this book is an essential guide for teachers and scholars of the Gothic.
Synopsis
Teaching the Gothic provides the first in depth analysis of how developments in scholarship have influenced the way that the Gothic is taught.
Synopsis
Teaching the Gothic provides the first in depth analysis of how developments in scholarship have influenced the way that the Gothic is taught.
About the Author
ANNA POWELL is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies in the English Department of Manchester Metropolitan University. ANDREW SMITH is Professor of English Studies at the University of Glamorgan.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements * Series Preface (Series Editor) * Notes on the Contributors * A Chronology of Significant Works * Introduction: Gothic Pedagogies--A.Powell & A.Smith * Gothic Criticism: A Survey, 1764-2004--W.Hughes * Theorizing the Gothic--J.E.Hogle * Romantic Gothic--L.Fitzgerald * Victorian Gothic--J.Wolfreys * Postmodern Gothic--L.Armitt * Gothic Sexualities--S.Bruhm * Female Gothic--A.Horner & S.Zlosnik * Adapting Gothic from Print to Screen--A.Powell * American Gothic--A. Lloyd-Smith * Imperial Gothic--P.Brantlinger * Postcolonial Gothic--G.Wisker * Postgraduate Developments--A.Smith * Appendix: Questionnaire * Further Reading * Index