FR4181
Contemporary French Crime Fiction
2017-2018
15
7
SCQF level 10
2
Academic year(s): 2017-2018
SCOTCAT credits : 15
ECTS credits : 7
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 2
Planned timetable:
This module introduces students to the tradition of French crime fiction and its contemporary manifestations. Via a survey of classic sub-genres of crime fiction from the early twentieth-century onwards, followed by close reading of texts by key contemporary (post-1985) crime writers, students will learn about: the historical background of the genre; how and where crime fiction is situated in the fields of 'popular culture' and literature in general; what different sub-genres of crime fiction exist. The module will focus both on the specific features of crime fiction (social/historical/political engagement of the set texts; narrative and linguistic strategies) and on the mutually illuminating relationship between genre fiction and 'high' literature.
Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass FR2202 or pass FR2022 or pass FR2032
Weekly contact: 1 seminar and 1 surgery hour.
Scheduled learning hours: 16
Guided independent study hours: 134
As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 60%, Coursework = 40%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 60%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 40%
Re-assessment: 3-hour Written Examination = 100%