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Detective Fiction: Crime and The City
Creative & Performing Arts Program
London, England
Dates: 1/18/24 - 4/27/24
Detective Fiction: Crime and The City
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA London Center
Location: London, ENGLAND
Primary Subject Area: English Language & Literature
Instruction in: English
Course Code: LITR 3315/LNDN 3222
Transcript Source: University of Minnesota
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: None
DESCRIPTION
This course will address the development of the modern detective novel?British and American?from the late 19th century into the 21st century. Students will focus on cities as sites of criminal imagination, and on detectives as explorers of the city?s hidden connections; develop an understanding of the concept of the detective story and why crime fiction is one of the most popular forms of narrative; and explore specific connections between detective fiction and the urban environment, social dynamics, and the writers? attitudes to such topics as diversity and ethnicity.