GH 101: Race in Contemporary Horror

Through a multidisciplinary lens, this course will examine how films such as "Get Out," "US," and "THEM" generate discussion about racial violence against black bodies. The curriculum for this course will be divided into two sections. The first section delves into the cultural and historical acts of violence that inspired the above-mentioned films. The second half will be devoted to the protagonists' existential struggles as they confront the ontological terror of being black in a racially divided society. This compels us to address issues such as the erasure of the black body, physical and metaphysical consumption of the black body, the history of scientific experimentation on the black body, and the unique ways in which the black body experiences death socially and civically.

Instructor: Dr. Adeyemi Doss

Dr. Adeyemi Doss is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, where he teaches various classes in Sociology. He holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in African American and African Diasporic Studies with a minor in Philosophy from Indiana University, Bloomington. As a scholar, Doss' research interests are shaped by a growing trend towards producing scholarships that focus on issues facing African American men and boys. His research raises important questions about black subjectivity, patterns of black spatial mobility, and embodied resistance.

Please contact Dr. Doss if you have questions about this course.