Irvine Valley College Irvine Valley College: Online Literature Study of the School of Humanities and Languages Literature 110 - Popular Literature Spring 2013 - Ticket #62740 // Marjorie Coverley Luesebrink, MFA, Instructor Class runs from January 22, 2013 to May 23, 2013
Class Syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction: What is Popular Literature? A Web Overview January 23 - February 3, 2013
Unit 2: Horrors! Frankenstein, Mary Shelley February 3 - February 17, 2013
Unit 3: Detective on the Beat The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler February 18 - March 3, 2013
Unit 4: Enduring Crimes The Lodger, Marie Belloc Lowndes March 4 - March 17, 2013
NOTE: March 18 - March 24 is SPRING BREAK But you could use this time to start *Gone With the Wind*!!
Unit 5: The Lure of Romance Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell [note - you need only to read the first 10 Chapters.] March 25 - April 7, 2013
Unit 6: Cowboy Jamboree Showdown at Yellow Butte, Louis L'Amour April 8 - April 21, 2013
Unit 7: Fantasy Adventures Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J. K. Rowling April 22 - May 5, 2013
Unit 8: Science Fiction and The Future Neuromancer, William Gibson May 6 - May 19, 2013
Unit 9: Review and Sharing of Papers May 20 - May 23, 2013
Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify and analyze the historical, social, political, and literary dynamics which foster the development of a specific genre of popular literature or of a specific theme manifest in popular literature.* 2. Identify and analyze themes and concerns which define the genre, reflect the culture, characterize the history of the genre, extend across cultures, and/or appeal to a given culture or subculture.* 3. Identify and analyze the literary strategies, both conventional and emergent, that exemplify the literature.* 4. Identify, analyze, and discuss the critical responses to the genre: responses from the literary/critical mainstream, the general public, and authorities of the genre.* 5. Identify, analyze, and discuss ways the popular genre affects the target audiences within that public and impacts the development of mainstream literature.* *Meets critical thinking requirement.
Marjorie Coverley Luesebrink, MFA, your Instructor, is a Professor of English in the School of Humanities and Languages, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California. See Online writing at Home Page. |
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