ENG 3407 Gothic Literature and Visual Culture

Well, Gothic Scholars, we have made it to the end of the semester together! Congratulations! You have worked so hard to investigate the gloomy, morbid, queer, creepy, and uncanny in … Read More

• Essay 3 Due: 12/9/22 by 11:59 pm
  • To submit your lesson, you will create a post on OpenLab. Choose the Category “Essay 3: Gothic Lesson,” and post a link to

• Tasks (Due 12/2 by 11:59 pm)
  • Watch Essay 3 Explanation
    • Samples
  • Read p. 1-19 of Batman: Ego by Darwyn Cooke (Access to the first 19 pages of the story are

Hello Gothic Scholars! You have been working very hard this semester, so we are going to take next week off to catch up and relax a bit. Check back in … Read More

• NOTE: Essay 2 is due tonight, 11/11 by 11:59 pm! Remember, whether you choose Option 1 or 2, you should focus on the American Gothic short stories we have read.

• Essay 2 Due: 11/11/22 by 11:59 pm on Blackboard
  • Email me and/or make an appointment to meet with me if you have questions or concerns about your drafting process
• Accountability

• Tasks (due Friday, 11/4 by 11:59 pm):
  • Read Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”
  • Watch trailer for The Mysteries of Mental Illness: “hysteria”
  • Watch Hysteria lecture
  • Read Faulkner, “A

Hello Gothic Scholars! You may have noticed that a new “midsemester grade” column has appeared in the Blackboard gradebook for this class. These grades are to give you a sense … Read More

• I will be returning your essays over the weekend by email, so check your City Tech email accounts on Monday, 10/24, review my feedback, and let me know if you

Hello Gothic Scholars! Congratulations on completing Essay 1! I have downloaded all of your essays and emailed those whose essays are missing, so check your City Tech email account to … Read More

• Tasks (due by Friday, 10/14 at 11:59 pm):
  • Read Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado”
  • Read Essay 2 Assignment Instructions
    • Don’t forget to watch the embedded lecture on Critical

• Tasks
  • Submit Essay 1 on 10/7/22 by 11:59 pm on Blackboard
    • Go to Blackboard and click on our course
    • Click on “Essay Submission” on the left side
    • Click on “Essay

Hello Gothic Scholars, I’m just posting a quick announcement to let you know that I enjoyed reading your Blog 4 posts telling the story of one of the scenes from … Read More

• Tasks
  • Read Le Fanu, Carmilla, Preface and Chapters 1-VIII
• Accountability Assignment (Due Friday, 9/23 by 11:59 pm)
• Critical Response Blog 4 (initial post due Thursday 9/22 by 11:59

• Tasks (due Friday, 9/16 by 11:59 pm)
  • Read Polidori, The Vampyre: A Tale
  • Listen to Lore Episode 1
  • Watch: Vampire History Lecture (NOTE: I mention at the beginning of the

Hello Gothic Scholars! You may have noticed a few notifications from Blackboard recently since I have created a Gradebook there and entered the first few scores. For your Accountability Assignments, … Read More

• Tasks (Due Friday, 9/9 by 11:59 pm)
  • Watch Week 3 Video (don’t skip this!)
  • Read Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, Chapters 3-5 (finish)
  • Watch British Gothic Fiction Lecture
  • Read

Each week on Friday, I will post the tasks and assignments to be completed the following week. You should plan your week so that you complete all of the listed … Read More

Welcome to the Gothic Literature and Visual Culture OpenLab site! Check here often for course announcements, assigned texts, essay prompts and other materials. Please take some time to explore this … Read More