The Body in the Library: An Introduction to Crime Writing

This course will have three strands. We will, first, consider how past thinkers understood crime, criminals, and the justice system, before exploring the ways in which three true murder cases - the Ratcliffe Highway Murders (1811), Whitechapel Murders (1888), and Crumbles Murder (1924) - have occupied, still occupy, the writerly imagination. We will, then, think about how crime fiction developed as a genre after 1827. What was different about the crimes and detectives of 'golden age' and, later, 'hard-boiled' fiction?

• Tutor: Sarah Wride MA MA MPhil
• Term: Autumn
• Day: Monday
• Start Date: 04 October 2021
• Time: 7-9pm
• No. of weeks: 10
• Full fee: £95

This course will be delivered via Zoom. Students joining the course will need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable) as well as a reliable broadband connection.

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