ENGL 135 - PI Shapes of the Imagination:Crime and Detective Fiction

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Nazareth College

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This PI course will focus on short stories, novels, and films about crime, detection, and punishment. We will first examine the rise of the detective as a historical and cultural figure over the nineteenth century, and then chart the many manifestations of this figure in the twentieth century. In particular, we will attend to what happens to the detective story when the detective is no longer the usual White guy in the city - what if the detective is a woman, an African American, a Native American, a futuristic techno-cop This course also offers the option to participate in "The Jail Project," a service-learning opportunity working with inmates at Monroe Correctional Facility.Prerequisites & Notes Adv Codes: BR Credits: 3

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.naz.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 389-2525

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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