Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteEligibility for college-level composition, ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100 or equivalent. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2Description(Prerequisite: Eligibility for college-level composition, ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100 or equivalent.) This course traces the development of the genre from classic mysteries to hard-boiled detective stories to police procedurals. Students read representative works by such authors as Poe, Doyle, Christie, Hammett, Chandler, and MacDonald, as well as related criticism. The course emphasizes the conventions of the form, the elements of fiction, the methods of critical thinking used in solving crimes, and the ethical problems raised in the works under discussion. Students analyze and compare selected works for thematic content and express their understanding through written responses, examinations, presentations, and classroom discussion. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 3, Cal-GETC Area 3B (formerly AA/AS Areas C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B) 