These are the projects presented in class on November 15th and 17th 1995.
Follow the links for further information and views of displays and presentations.
Some representative project reports are available at the end.
(Note that it has not been possible to illustrate all of the projects.)
 | Students view the project displays (100K) |
 | One of the groups present their report (129K) |
(117K) On the supernatural and the position of women in gothic fiction.
Texts: Northanger Abbey, The Last Man, The Vampyre; Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Alexandra, Jennifer)
Details from left-hand part of display: 1. Venn diagram (21K): Comparison of strong and weak characters; 2. Web diagram (43K): Susceptibility of female characters to supernatural ideas.
(137K) Women in gothic fiction:
Spirituality, the sublime, class (fallen & paranoia), as heroes, and fathers, father figures, and lovers. Texts: The Italian, The Monk, Mary, and The Wrongs of Woman (Kim, Liz, Tyra, Verna, Rozita)
Student report on Gothic fiction and incest.
Women's issues:
E.g., education, law, sexuality. Texts: Secresy, The Wrongs of Woman; Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Tannis, Gwen, Nicole, Tracey, Ana)
First student report on Secresy and education. Second report on Secresy: gendered education.
(125K) The supernatural:
Utility, how it worked, its effects on structure, affect. Texts: Northanger Abbey, Mysteries of Udolpho (Matthew, Monique, Michelle, Bonnie, Phillip)
Display: two mock front pages from newspapers. The Edmonton Journal: has credibility, leaves no doubt about truth of reports. The Enquirer: works on basis of doubt, like Radcliffe -- you decide about truth.
Student report on Northanger Abbey.
(110K) Influence of medieval literature on gothic
Especially chivalry, the supernatural. Texts: Old English Baron, St Leon. (Sonya, Jodi, Tracey, Michael)
Text from project display panels, including links to graphics of both panels (see table of contents).
(122K) Terror vs. horror:
Psychological vs. physical; early vs. late Gothic. Texts: The Monk, Northanger Abbey, Dracula, Vathek, Narrative of A Gordon Pym (Shelley, Val, Slobodan, Corinna, Koreen)
The graphic shows the project display being presented.
A report on Poe, Narrative of A. Gordon Pym.
(69K) Religion:
Salvation or condemnation (with special regard to Roman Catholicism). Texts: St Leon, The Monk, The Italian, The Romance of the Forest (Amber, Maggie, Melissa, Dave)
Student report on the Gothic and Protestantism.
(80K) Polarities (good and evil, extremes, inflexibility . . .).
Texts: The Monk, Secresy, The Wrongs of Woman (Steve, Melanie, Mark, Hilarie, Matilda)
Introduction to project. Note that the colours mentioned in this description are not effectively reproduced in the above graphic.
A new scene from The Monk: see graphic of this group's dramatic enactment (96K).
Students wrote short (approx. 500 word) reports on their own participation in the project work. Several of these are provided here. In order to preserve confidentiality, when names are mentioned, I have in the best Gothic tradition inserted fictitious initials, e.g., R---. Several references are made to the Hypertext or to TACT, computer programs available in two labs on campus: both are configured specifically for work in Romantic and Gothic literature.
Report 1 | Report 2 | Report 3 | Report 4 | Report 5 | Report 6
Last updated Thursday, November 23, 1995
