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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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FWIS 270 001 (CRN: 24354)
GOLDEN AGE DETECTIVE FICTION
Long Title: WHODUNNIT? THE GOLDEN AGE OF DETECTIVE FICTION
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Neill, Heather E.
Meeting: 9:00AM - 9:50AM MWF (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 1-NOV-2026 11:32PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: 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?