FREN 10.11 On Monsters and Monstrosity

Androids, werewolves and golems are not simply the stuff of modern fantasy. Human-like creatures populate novels, poems and philosophical texts from ages past. Our course will trace the evolution of artificial and monstrous life, from medieval werewolves, through 17th and 18th-century automatons, to contemporary androids and clones. Throughout the trimester, we will search for reasons to imagine human otherness, and reflect on how these creatures offer insights into our understanding of

Instructor

Sanders

Prerequisite

French 8 or permission of the individual instructor

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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