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ENGL 125 From Crime to Sci-Fi: Popular Literary Genres

3 Credit(s)

This course examines the popular literary genres we use to categorize literature, including crime and detective fiction, science fiction, horror, action-adventure, western, and romance. Students in the course will address the thought-provoking questions raised by the different genre formulas that define literature: Why do we categorize literature into these different types? Do these different types limit or expand the reading experience? Do these different genres require a repetition of plot or do they encourage plot innovation? Students will define each genre’s key characteristics and historical development. Students will investigate what genre reveals about today’s popular reading and writing experience.

Distribution Area: The Arts | Diversity Area: United States