FWIS 270

WHODUNNIT? THE GOLDEN AGE OF DETECTIVE FICTION

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

The 1920s-30s witnessed an explosion of detective fiction, a genre still popular today. This course will read writers of the “Golden Age” (e.g. Agatha Christie) and ask questions such as: How does detective fiction work? Why did it flourish between the world wars? What does it show us about ourselves?

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: GOLDEN AGE DETECTIVE FICTION Department: First-Year Writing Intensive Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027