Previous Paper Topics

These are ones that I can either remember off the top of my head or that I felt particularly stood out. This is in no way an encouragement to you to stick to these topics. Far from it. I'd love to see everyone pursuing there own original ideas. And there are many areas that have yet to be covered - art for instance. Be creative!!

  • The Cure: Goth Band?
  • The Symbolic Role of Gothic Archtecture
  • The Role of Women as Heroines/Victimes in Gothic Literature
  • Tracing Vampire History*
  • Influence of German Expressionism on Early Gothic Films
  • Relationship of Cyberpunk to Gothic Literature
  • Gay Gothic Literature
  • Tim Burton's Gothic Films
  • The Commercialization of Goth Sub-Culture
  • Fear and Loathing: Who Are Those Goths Anyway?
  • Gothic Fashion
  • Gothic Videogames
  • "The Sandman" and other Graphic Novels
  • Laughing all the Way to the Crypt: Gothic Parodies

    You can also choose a favorite author, director, band, genre, time period. I encourage you to explore the Gothic Resources pages on the course syllabus if you haven't done so already. It's full of suggestions.