The rise and continuing popul arity of fiction focusing on the commission, solving, and redressing of crimes can be seen as a response to significant social and scientific changes occurring since the nineteenth century and continuing into the present. In this course, students examine the history, development, and uses of stories of crime, mystery, and detection in various media. Offerings may provide a broad survey of the genre or focus on one or more significant sub-genres.Weekly
The rise and continuing popul arity of fiction focusing on the commission, solving, and redressing of crimes can be seen as a response to significant social and scientific changes occurring since the nineteenth century and continuing into the present. In this course, students examine the history, development, and uses of stories of crime, mystery, and detection in various media. Offerings may provide a broad survey of the genre or focus on one or more significant sub-genres.Weekly
