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
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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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