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EN 242 - Popular Literature

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: EN 101  (C or Higher)

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None
Description: The purpose of EN 242 is for students to think critically about what makes literature popular and what that popularity says about our culture. Readings may include science fiction, mystery, suspense, detective, horror, romance, fantasy, post-apocalyptic, magazines, comics, graphic novels, web sites, blogs, or the literature of advertising. Critical thinking skills are used to help determine differences between popular fiction and literary fiction as well as differences between adult and Young Adult literature.

General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed: Yes


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