Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course examines monsters, real and imagined, to understand their cultural function and purpose. This includes monsters from specific cultures or time periods, such as the Japanese Yokai to the menagerie of creatures in Monsters, Inc. as well as real-life monsters, from serial killers to genocidal fascist dictators. Representations of monsters in folklore, ancient texts, sacred manuscripts, literature, movies, graphic novels and video games are examined. Through this multidisciplinary course, monsters are intertwined with questions about racial purity, authority, power, violence, genetic manipulation, transspecies relationships and civilizational demise to act as harbingers and citizens of our imminent future.Usually HeldMon 10:00am–12:50pm, Mon Wed 10:30am–11:45am, Thu 1:00pm–3:50pm, Thu 4:00pm–5:50pm 