Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
FWIS 128 - AMERICAN NOIR
Long Title: AMERICAN NOIR
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: From its emergence in 1930s crime novels, to the solidification of its tropes in post-WWII films, the Noir has always critiqued American exceptionalism and prosperity. This course will encourage students to look past the hard-boiled detectives to see the cultural ambiguities that lurk within the mysteries that the genre offers.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/