UNIVERSITY OF EXETER ~ British Detective Fiction
Course tutor: Stacy Gillis
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AIMS
1. To introduce students to the historical and critical development of British detective fiction
2. To introduce students to contemporary critical and theoretical arguments concerning popular fiction and genre studies.
3. To allow for a close reading of detective narratives as means of elaborating upon cultural and critical practices.
SYLLABUS PLAN
Week 1: Defining the Detective Narrative
Week 2: Sensation Fiction
Week 3: Holmes and the Short Story
Week 4: The Golden Age
Week 5: War and Detection I
Week 6: War and Detection II
Week 7: Gender and Genre: Femininity
Week 8: Gender and Genre: Masculinity
Week 9: Revising the Golden Age
Week 10: Reflection Week – Presentation Preparation
Week 11: Assessed Presentations
Week 12: Assessed Presentations