English R1B
Reading and Composition: Who's to Blame? Agency and Determinism in the 19th-Century Crime Novel
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Spring 2019 | Mittnacht, Veronica Vizuet
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MW 5-6:30 | 89 Dwinelle |
Book List
Braddon, Mary Elizabeth: Lady Audley's Secret; Collins, Wilkie: The Moonstone; Dickens, Charles: Oliver Twist; Sayers, Dorothy: Gaudy Night
Other Readings and Media
Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Film: The Phantom of the Opera
Description
The sentencing of criminals has long raised questions of responsibility and blame, nature and nurture, and these questions have only become more pressing in our contemporary political environment. This course will address questions of agency and determinism in the crime novels of the 19th century, using historical sources such as essays on sociology and biology to inform our readings of classic crime novels. Students will also learn to compose original papers using critical and historical sources to inform their arguments.
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