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2018-2019 University Catalog 
    
2018-2019 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

FMST 214 Detective Film and Fiction

College of Critical & Professional Studies

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

An examination of the genre known as hard-boiled detective fiction as it developed in literature and then was extended by feature films. Among the authors to be considered are Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald; among the films are ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ ‘The Big Sleep,’ and ‘The Long Goodbye.’

Prerequisites COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.