Carleton University · ENGL 2202

Weird Fiction

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Introduction to a sub-category of speculative fiction that spans from traditional ghost stories and tales of the macabre to the “New Weird”: contemporary writing that overthrows the clichés, conventions, and expectations of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
  • Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

Introduction to a sub-category of speculative fiction that spans from traditional ghost stories and tales of the macabre to the “New Weird”: contemporary writing that overthrows the clichés, conventions, and expectations of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the department.
  • Lectures three hours a week.

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