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Contemporary Genre Fiction: Theory and Craft
Study + Internship in London: London South Bank University Program
London, England
Dates: 1/18/20 - 6/6/20
Contemporary Genre Fiction: Theory and Craft
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: London South Bank University
Location: London, England
Primary Subject Area: English Language & Literature
Instruction in: English
Course Code: AAP_5_CGF
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Prerequisites: None
DESCRIPTION
The module focuses on the theory and craft of Contemporary Genre Fiction, including thriller, fantasy, sci-fi and young adult fiction. The students will explore texts that set narrative patterns in plot, setting and character development, for various forms of genre writing, as well as those that play with genre patterns. The students will use those patterns as the basis for their own writing. Indicative reading includes contemporary British texts by authors such as Philip Pullman, Kate Atkinson, Mark Haddon, and Iain Banks, where students are introduced to the wider cultural and commercial contexts in which contemporary genre fiction is produced.