ENG262
SP TP:MONSTERS & MONSTROSITY
Also listed under 12 other titles
- TP 19C BR LT: TOMES/WITCHCRAFT
- TP 19C BT LT:MONSTERS/MONSTROS
- TP 19C BR LIT:SOLID WITCHCRAFT
- TP 19C BR LIT: GR ROMANTIC LYR
- TP 19C BR LIT:QUEER VICTORIANS
- TP 19C BR LIT:AUSTEN-CONT CULT
- 19C BRITISH LIT: JANE AUSTEN
- Studies in 19th-Century British Literature
- TOPICS IN 19C BRITISH LIT
- 19C BRITISH LIT: WOMEN'S WRIT
- 19C BRIT:AUSTEN-HOLLYWOOD
- 19C BRIT LIT:GOTHIC TERROR
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 14
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Special Topics in 19th-Century British Literature. SPRING 2025 TOPIC: MONSTERS & MONSTROSITY Jeffrey Jerome Cohen writes that the monster is "an embodiment of a certain cultural moment-of a time, a feeling, a place." This seminar reads literary monsters - and/or the merely "monstrous" - with a view to how such characters reflect and trouble the values, fears, and anxieties of 19th century Britain. In doing so, we will interrogate the construction of monstrosity in an age of industrialization, colonization, and rapid technological developments. Topics for discussion will include issues of gender, sexuality, class, race, and empire in texts such as Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Dracula. For English majors, this course satisfies the D-2 requirement. For English minors, this course counts as a 200-level English seminar. This course can be repeated with a different topic.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 31% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 10% per year. Department faculty is about 35% below its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 35% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 38% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 37% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 2 sections | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 2 sections | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC107 2025
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 2010
- Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM Anderson House, English Dept LEIR I 200920092005
- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF202 2005
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Dianne E. Berg (She/Her) | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 33692 |
| Spring 2023 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 16 enrolled | 30727 |
| Spring 2023 | Dianne E. Berg (She/Her) | Lecture (topics) | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 32490 |
| Spring 2022 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 30727 |
| Spring 2021 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 20 enrolled | 36497 |
| Spring 2020 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 36497 |
| Spring 2019 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 5 of 20 enrolled | 36497 |
| Spring 2018 | Louis A. Bastien Jr. | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 36497 |
| Spring 2018 | Lisa Kasmer | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 16 of 20 enrolled | 35679 |
| Spring 2017 | Lisa Kasmer | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 10 of 20 enrolled | 35679 |
| Spring 2013 | Lisa Kasmer | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 32366 |
| Fall 2010 | Lisa Kasmer | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 20 enrolled | 27153 |
| Fall 2009 | Lisa Kasmer | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 20 enrolled | 26251 |
| Spring 2009 | Lisa Kasmer | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 20 enrolled | 36912 |
| Fall 2005 | Lisa Kasmer | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 23144 |
| Spring 2005 | Lisa Kasmer | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 20 enrolled | 32366 |