ENGL348-10S1 (C)
Semester One 2010
Crime and Punishment in American Popular Culture
Description
This course explores the social construction of crime and punishment in American popular culture. We will focus on popular representations - in films, novels, song, true crime narratives, reality television, television docudramas and news media - of crime and punishment with particular emphasis on the role class, race, gender, and sexuality play in the production and consumption of such popular representations.
Any 44 points from the Arts or Law schedules at 200 level, or with approval of Programme Director.
Assessment
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Essay
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01 Apr 2010
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40%
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Test
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27 May 2010
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30%
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On-line portfolio
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03 Jun 2010
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30%
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Textbooks
Recommended Reading
Capote, Truman;
In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences;
Penguin, 2000.
Mailer, Norman;
The executioner's song;
1st Vintage International ed;
Vintage International, 1998.
Wright, Richard;
Native son;
Vintage, 2000.
For further information see
School of Humanities.
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