Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Inspired by Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out (2017), use of horror films and fiction of artists like Peele, George A. Romero, Kasi Lemmons, Tananarive Due, and Toni Morrison--as well as short films by artists like activist Bree Newsome--to examine scope, role, and impact of Black horror, subset of horror genre that binds elements of history, sexuality, sociology, politics, African-based religions such as Vodun/Vodou, and morality tales to create mirror through which to view true-life struggles facing black population. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 4.0