ENGLISH 732 A & B

Popular Fiction: Mystery, Romance and Fantasy

Please note: this is archived course information from 2013 for ENGLISH 732.

Description

Popular Fiction offers an opportunity to extend critical study of literature to the mass of texts customarily denied academic approval. A key element is the reader’s pleasure. Does pleasure make a difference in what is, admittedly, a critical study of several varieties of modern popular fiction, especially children’s literature, romance and crime fiction (both in print and on television)? Reading of texts will be supported by discussion of a range of theoretical issues.

Availability 2013

Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Claudia Marquis
Professor Joanne Wilkes

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Points

ENGLISH 732A: 15 points

ENGLISH 732B: 15 points