2025 Summer ENGLISH 176 001 LEC 001

2025 Summer Session D 6 weeks, July 7 - August 15

ENGLISH 176 001 - LEC 001

Literature and Popular Culture

Intro to Popular Fiction

Srijani Ghosh

Jul 07, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
Tu, We, Th
02:00 pm - 04:29 pm
Dwinelle 87
Class #:12967
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through English
How to apply

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 24
Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

5 to 7.5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 22.5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2.5 to 0 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Course Catalog Description

Topics will vary from semester to semester.

Class Description

By exploring four different popular genres—detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance—we will explore what makes these genres “popular” and in what ways they produce their mass appeal. Is popular fiction simply light leisure reading for the public, or does it have "literary" merit beneath the generic formulas? How do popular fictional works play an integral role in helping us understand the dynamics of gender, science, and politics of the era?

Class Notes

Book List:

Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Red-Headed League,” “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “The Final Problem”

Poe, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”

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Book List:

Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Red-Headed League,” “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “The Final Problem”

Poe, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”

The Big Sleep (film) show less

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Requirements class fulfills

Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

Associated Sections

None