ENGL 2950 — Mystery and Detective Fiction
This course will introduce students to mystery and detective fiction as a literary genre and as popular literature, examining the conventions of suspense writing, possibly including hook, twist, red herring, back story, sub-plot, procedural, clues, and the ethical concerns of investigative methods and civic life. Discussion of various sub-genre styles will engage students in critical thinking applied to historical era, culturally diverse contexts, and gender roles in mystery writing.
Part of
- Business Computer Systems and Management AS
- Corrections AS
- Creative Writing AFA
- Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway AS
- Elementary Education Foundations Transfer Pathway AS
- Engineering Broad Field AS
- English Transfer Pathway AA
- Ethnic Studies AA
- Gender and Women's Studies AA
- Marketing Specialist AAS
- Pre-Social Work Transfer Pathway AS
- Sociology Transfer Pathway AA