WICKED: GOOD & EVIL IN AMERICAN LITERATURE

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

The recent cinematic adaptation of Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked reflects the American obsession with the simple categories of "good" and "evil." Focusing on 19th- and 20th-century fiction, film, and drama, this course will explore America's appetite for villains and scapegoats. From witches to weirdos, we’ll consider how marginalized figures inspire radical changes in the literary and cultural worlds they inhabit.