ENGH 202: Texts and Contexts

ENGH 202-011: From Literature to Entertainment
(Spring 2019)

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR

Piedmont Hall 104

Section Information for Spring 2019

How do business, law and technology shape the arts?  We will explore this question through reading Frankenstein and several Sherlock Holmes stories and studying how such “classics” were remade as a form of mass entertainment in the 20th century.  Along the way, we will explore how waves of industry consolidation and breakup, changes in the law of copyright and censorship, and the move from peep shows to palatial theatres to home video and animation shaped the development of mass art since the late 19th century. 

Enrollment is controlled.  ENGH 202 011 restricted to students in a Living Learning Community. Contact the Living Learning Communities office at llc@gmu.edu to register or for more information. 

 

ENGH 202 011 restricted to students in Living Learning Communities. Contact the Living Learning Communities office at llc@gmu.edu to register or for more information.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Studies literary texts within the framework of culture. Examines texts within such categories as history, gender, sexuality, religion, race, class, and nation. Notes: Builds on reading and writing skills taught in ENGH 101. May be repeated within the term.
Mason Core: Literature
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: 3 credits of 100-level English.
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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