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Professor Tananarive Due will teach African American Studies 188A, a course that will feature films like the 2017 horror film &quot;Get Out.&quot; Students will also be asked to analyze black horror films such as &quot;Blacula&quot; and written works such as Due&#039;s own novel, &quot;The Good House.&quot; (Courtesy of Daniel Ebon)

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New class explores black horror genre&#8217;s themes of survival, racism

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This fall, students will delve into the hidden meanings of “Get Out’s” bloody brain extractions for course credit. Professor Tananarive Due’s fall course, African American studies 188A: “Special Courses in African American Studies: Sunken Place: Racism, Survival, and Black Horror Aesthetic,” will explore “Get Out” and other black horror films through the lenses of racism, survival and dystopia.

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New class explores black horror genre’s themes of survival, racism

By Alexandra Del Rosario

Sept. 27, 2017 11:42 p.m.