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Students define the gothic historically and aesthetically, connect contemporary gothic imagination to earlier antecedents, and analyze the psychological and artistic appeal of gothic expression. The course emphasizes critical thinking, writing, and speaking through required readings, WebCT-supported assignments, iPod listening tasks, and a structured weekly schedule spanning historical overview, death and dying, gothic hero figures, the grotesque and fantastic, and the political gothic.","IDST 2305.01: The Gothic Imagination  \nSpring 2003 (CSN 20784)  \n9:00-9:50 MWF, Arts & Sciences Building , Room 2-75  \nInstructor: Robert Viau, Ph.D., Professor of English & Interdisciplinary Studies, Assistant Director, Honors & Scholars Program  \nOffice: Arts & Science Building, Room 3-02  \nPhone: 445-5564 (Office); 452-2936 (Home)  \nEmail: [rviau@gcsu.edu](rviau@gcsu.edu)  \n[Course Website:](Course Website: www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/)[ www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/](Course Website: www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/)~rviau/GothicIm.html  \nOffice Hours: 10:00-12:00 MWF & other times by appointment  \nInstructor: Greg Pepetone, Ph.D., Professor of Music & Interdisciplinary Studies  \nOffice: Porter Fine Arts  \nPhone: 445-2744 (office)  \nEmail: [gpepeton@gcsu.edu](gpepeton@gcsu.edu)  \nOffice Hours: TBA  \nCourse Objectives:  \nTo define the gothic in art, both historically and aesthetically  \nTo link the contemporary gothic imagination to its historical antecedents  \nTo explain the psychological and aesthetic appeal of the gothic in the arts  \nTo place the quest for the gothic within the larger context of Western cultural and intellectual history  \nTo expose students to a representative sample ofthe art that has shaped and defined the gothic imagination and to the artists who created it  \nTo honor the cultural diversity and richness that make education such a daring and challenging enterprise  \nTo honor reason, respect, and responsibility  \nTo foster critical thinking, writing, and speaking skills  \nRequired Texts:  \nLawrence, J. and Robert Lee. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail. New York: Bantam, 2001.  \nOates, Joyce Carol, ed. American Gothic Tales. New York: Plume, 1996.  \nPepetone, Gregory. Gothic Perspectives on the American Experience. New York: Peter Lang, 2002.  \nRice, Anne. Violin. New York: Ballantine , 1998.  \nTutuolo , Amos. The Palm-Wine Drinkard. New York: Grove, 1952.  \nWalpole, Horace. The Castle of Otranto. London: Everyman, 1998.  \nOther Requirements:  \nInternet Access to the course website and WebCT:  \n[http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~rviau/GothicIm.html](http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~rviau/GothicIm.html)  \nWebCT available at my faculty web page [http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/](http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/)~rviau or from the pull-down menu for students on [http://info.gcsu.edu/](http://info.gcsu.edu/)  \niPod 􀂓 MP3 Player (Supplied by GC&SU for this semester only—Please See Policies Below)  \nPLEASE NOTE: IN CASE OF FIRE (OR FIRE ALARM) :  \nTurn off electric devices except computers  \nExit classroom, closing doors behind  \nGo to nearest hallway exit and leave the building  \nDO NOT USE ELEVATORS  \nSchedule of Daily Readings and Due Dates:  \nPLEASE NOTE: The assignments and due dates on this syllabus are subject to change. All changes will be announced in class and posted on line. The On-Line Syllabus posted on WebCT is authoritative. Check it frequently for updates.  \nWeek 1: Getting Started  \nDay 1 (F, 1/3): Course Overview  \nWeek 2: Getting Started & Historical Overview  \nDay 2 (M, 1/6): View X-Files episode “Grotesque”Day 3 (W, 1/8): X-Files Workshop  \nDay 4 (F, 1/10): Gothic and Gothic Revival Architecture  \nWebCT Assignments: Introduction to WebCT & X-Files Workshop  \niPod Listening Assignments: Pick Up iPod in Office of Instructional Technology, 131 Kilpatrick Building  \nWeek 3: Historical Overview  \nDay 5 (M, 1/13): Broad Gothic Art  \nDay 6 (W, 1/15): Characteristics of Gothic Music  \nDay 7 (F, 1/17): Gothic Literature; Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill, and The Castle of Otranto  \nWebCT Assignments: Historical Overview  \niPod Listening Assignments: Gregorian Chant, Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas Tallis  \nWeek 4: Historical Overview  \n(M, 9/20): MLK Holiday  \nDay 8 (W, 1/22): Discuss Castle of Otranto Day 9 (F, 1/24): Castle of Otranto  \nWebCT Assignments: Historical Overview  \niPod Listening Assignments: TBA  \nWeek 5: Death & Dying  \nDay 10 (M, 1/27): Death & Dying in Art & Architecture Day 11 (W, 129): Death & Dying in Mus","cbCaib7fHi8TXZDR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib7fHi8TXZDR","pdf",136484,6,1,7,"English","en",105,"# Course Objectives\n# Required Texts\n# Other Requirements\n# Safety Note and Class Policies\n# Schedule of Daily Readings and Due Dates\n## Week 1: Getting Started\n## Week 2: Getting Started & Historical Overview\n## Week 3: Historical Overview\n## Week 4: Historical Overview\n## Week 5: Death & Dying\n## Week 6: Death & Dying\n## Week 7: The Gothic Hero\n## Week 8: The Gothic Hero\n## Week 9: The Gothic Hero\n## Week 10: The Grotesque & Fantastic\n## Week 11: The Grotesque & Fantastic\n## Week 12: The Political Gothic","[{\"question\":\"What learning outcomes does IDST 2305.01: The Gothic Imagination target?\",\"answer\":\"Students define the gothic historically and aesthetically, connect contemporary gothic imagination to its antecedents, and explain the psychological and artistic appeal of gothic art across disciplines. 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