Subject description

This subject focuses on popular texts (including literature, film, and TV), considering their value and appeal. Genres to be examined may include crime fiction, fantasy, the graphic novel, romance, children's and young adult fiction. Our study will be framed by consideration of relevant debates on such topics as popular culture, … For more content click the Read More button below.

Enrolment rules

Pre-Requisite

Equivalence

ENGL280 - Popular LIterature: Writing for Children & Young Adults

Tutorial enrolment

Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS

Delivery

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Teaching staff

Subject coordinators
Lecturers
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Engagement hours

Contact hours:1 hr lecture and 2 hr tutorial, twice a week in Weeks 1-3, once a week in Weeks 4-7

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Understand contexts from which popular literature emerges and to which it responds
2.
Comprehend critical debates particular to the study of popular literature
3.
Have sound knowledge of the rhetorical strategies and structural elements employed in popular literature

Assessment details

In-class test
Exploring Popular Literature
Reader Response Journal

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