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Investigate the gripping history of mystery suspense fiction with a renowned literature professor, and discover the fascinating evolution of this captivating genre.

Syllabus

  • 01: Mystery Fiction's Secret Formula
  • 02: The Detective Is Born
  • 03: The Criminal
  • 04: The Sidekick
  • 05: Detecting Clues
  • 06: Case Closed? The Problem with Solutions
  • 07: The Locked Room
  • 08: The Dime Novel
  • 09: Murder in Cozy Places
  • 10: Return of the Classic Detective
  • 11: The City Tests the Detective
  • 12: The Private Eye Opens
  • 13: African American Mysteries
  • 14: The Femme Fatale
  • 15: The Private Eye Evolves
  • 16: Latino Detectives on the Border
  • 17: The Lady Detective
  • 18: Violence Waits in the Wings
  • 19: Violence Takes Center Stage
  • 20: Psychopaths and Mind Hunters
  • 21: Police as Antagonist
  • 22: Police as Protagonist
  • 23: Native American Mysteries
  • 24: The European Mystery Tradition
  • 25: Nordic Noir
  • 26: Japanese and Latin American Mysteries
  • 27: Precursors to True Crime
  • 28: True Crime in the 20th Century
  • 29: Historical Mysteries
  • 30: Spies, Thrillers, and Conspiracies
  • 31: Female-Centered Mystery and Suspense
  • 32: Poetic Justice
  • 33: Courtroom Drama
  • 34: Gay and Lesbian Mystery and Suspense
  • 35: Adapting the Multimedia Mystery
  • 36: Mysterious Experiments
  • By This Professor

Taught by

David Schmid

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