MCS 157: Afrofuturism & the Visual Cultures of Horror

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; activity, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours

Catalog page 467

Prerequisites: MCS 001, may be taken concurrently; or consent of instructor

Description: An introduction to the trope of the grotesque and the myriad societal fears regarding what the monster symbolizes in visual mediations of the horror genre. Analyzes the tensions between the imaginings of the monstrous and how identity is constructed and consumed.

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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 33/35 12/35 45/70
2024-25  8/35  8/35
2023-24 36/35 11/35 47/70
2022-23 31/30 31/30
2021-22 32/30 32/30
2020-21 69/70 69/70
2019-20 66/65 66/65