FMST 1199 - THE AUSTRALASIAN NIGHTMARE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a study abroad course taught at Pitt in Sydney. The classic American horror is derived from a gothic heritage, an inheritor of a European context and its tropes; the falling apart of civilization through wars, disease, economic collapse, and a deconstruction of society. The horror that the current, post 9/11 generation has produced is inherently different; it plays upon central themes that pull from an Australasian context, driven from the horror films of Australia, Japan, and Korea. These films have been made and distributed outside of an American context but then repackaged to the west in remakes and revisits that awaken an American audience to themes of horror that are decidedly non-European in identity. This course will examine these films, comparing and contrasting European and Australasian tropes for horror as well as their reflection and impact on society. This is a Critical Studies course and counts for Category I towards the Film and Media Studies major and minor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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