59-1492 Exploring Popular Fiction Writing

Exploring Popular Fiction Writing is designed for anyone interested in writing in the Popular Fiction genres. Popular Fiction (mystery, thriller, horror, romance, graphic stories, etc.) and its themes, styles, and tropes, provide the wellspring for television, motion pictures, games, and emerging media. This course explores the conventions and approaches of popular fiction, discuss history, psychology, and sociology as reflected and influenced by popular fiction, and gives students a chance to write brief works of popular fiction. This is an introductory level class with an interdisciplinary focus, open to Fiction Writing majors and non-majors for college-wide elective credit.

3 Credits