ENGL 129
Topics in Genre Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Critical Theory
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisites: courses 10A, 10B, 10C. Recommended: courses 120, 121. Consult Schedule of Classes for author, period, genre, or subject to be studied in specific term. Depending on instructor, emphasis may be historical, regional, national, comparative, or thematic. May be repeated for credit with topic or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2016 - I took Professor Seltzer's Crime, Mystery and Suspense course, and I loved every minute of it. He has a very dry sense of humor, which made lectures all the more enjoyable. There were only two 5 page papers and no midterm or final, so you can get away with not reading some of the books. I read them all, because they were all great. I've never been a mystery/crime reader, but he picked fantastic books that really changed my mind about the genre. I should say that he does notice if people aren't doing the reading, and lectures can be a bit painful if no one is participating. He keeps track of who is talking, but participation isn't a huge part of the grade. He understands some people just don't like speaking in class. But overall, it was a great and low-key experience. Take it if you want a class with less of a workload and really interesting readings.
Winter 2016 - I took Professor Seltzer's Crime, Mystery and Suspense course, and I loved every minute of it. He has a very dry sense of humor, which made lectures all the more enjoyable. There were only two 5 page papers and no midterm or final, so you can get away with not reading some of the books. I read them all, because they were all great. I've never been a mystery/crime reader, but he picked fantastic books that really changed my mind about the genre. I should say that he does notice if people aren't doing the reading, and lectures can be a bit painful if no one is participating. He keeps track of who is talking, but participation isn't a huge part of the grade. He understands some people just don't like speaking in class. But overall, it was a great and low-key experience. Take it if you want a class with less of a workload and really interesting readings.
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