University of Florida offers class examining 'white terror' in Frankenstein, other classic texts

New Jersey parents Christina Balestriere and Kristen Cobo discuss being sued by a school librarian for speaking out against'inappropriate books' on'Jesse Watters Primetime.' The University of Florida offers a class that examines race in the "genre of horror and its trends with a particular focus on representations of racial Otherness and racism," including "white terror" in literary classics, like Frankenstein. As part of the African American Studies class, titled "Black Horror, White Terror," students are instructed to analyze horror books and movies through the lens of "racial identity and oppression" using materials about "the power and horror of whiteness," "black feminism" and "queering personhood," according to a fall 2022 syllabus obtained by The College Fix. "We will also consider the relationship between horror and Black literary modes and traditions focusing on key moments that depict fears of Blackness and/or the terror associated with being Black in America," the syllabus reads. "This course will study the works of Black authors and producers as a way to explore racial identity and oppression."