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Detective Fiction

Since its rise to prominence in the mid-nineteenth century, detective fiction has remained one of the most enduringly popular genres of narrative. In this course, we will examine the development of the detective story and track the figure of the detective from their early days to the present moment. Along the way, we will ask what the rise in crime fiction has to do with the growth in national policing and the expansion of global imperialism.

Grade Basis: Letter Grade

Credits: 4.0