Previous Paper Topics
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These are ones that I can either remember off the top of my head or that I 
felt particularly stood out.  This is in <b>no way</b> 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 <i>many</i> areas that 
have yet to be covered - art for instance.  Be creative!!
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<li>The Cure: Goth Band?
<li>The Symbolic Role of Gothic Archtecture
<li>The Role of Women as Heroines/Victimes in Gothic Literature
<li>Tracing Vampire History*
<li>Influence of German Expressionism on Early Gothic Films
<li>Relationship of Cyberpunk to Gothic Literature
<li>Gay Gothic Literature
<li>Tim Burton's Gothic Films
<li>The Commercialization of Goth Sub-Culture
<li>Fear and Loathing: Who Are Those Goths Anyway?
<li>Gothic Fashion
<li>Gothic Videogames
<li>"The Sandman" and other Graphic Novels
<li>Laughing all the Way to the Crypt: Gothic Parodies
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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.