LIT 3024 Summer 2024 - Palumbo

The Gothic is not just horror--it's about secrets, and it's themes can pop up in almost any genre--fantasy, science fiction, realism, etc. In this class, we will read short stories that explore gothic themes in several different genres, and try to figure out just what, exactly, makes a story "gothic." Authors we will explore include Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Shirley Jackson, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. LeGuin, Octavia Butler, Joyce Carol Oates, Flannery O'Connor, and Carmen Maria Machado.