ENH1270

Murder Most Foul: Crime Writing (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Pauline Nestor

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successful completion of this unit students will have: 1. Attained an awareness of the generic features of crime writing. 2. Developed an understanding of the historical development of the genre. 3. Acquired an appreciation of the ways in which popular cultural products like crime writing are shaped by their contemporary historical context. 4. Gained ability and confidence in spoken debate and the articulation of complex ideas. 5. Improved skills of critical analysis in relation both to literary texts and to critical/theoretical materials.

Assessment: One essay (1,250 words): 25% + One exercise (750 words): 15% + One examination (2.5 hours): 50% + Tutorial performance including the presentation of a short paper introducing the week's topic: 10%

Contact Hours: 2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial per week