Detective and Crime Fiction
IN VIEW OF THE CORONOVIRUS OUTBREAK IN THE UK, WE HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO POSTPONE ALL FUTURE PUBLIC ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING SHORT COURSES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR ONE OF OUR SUMMER SHORT COURSES, YOUR PLACE WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE NEW DATES (TO BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE).
This course aims to be an enjoyable exploration of detective and crime fiction from the early days of real crime tales and the introduction of the detective novel to modern crime in the 21st century.
Contacts
Please address any enquiries about the courses to:
Department of English Part-time Courses
School of Humanities
11 Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1TB
Email: english-lifelong@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 928 8924
Bodies in the Library
| Details | Description |
|---|---|
| When | Wednesday evenings, 6.00pm - 8.00pm |
| Dates |
(8 meetings) 22/4/20, 29/4/20, 6/5/20, 13/5/20, 20/5/20 |
| Where |
University Arts Complex, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TB |
| Tutor | Dr Stephen Derry, Dr Sue Edney, Dr. Sian Harris, and Dr. Pam Lock |
| Description |
A new 8 week course exploring detective and crime fictions from its beginnings in the nineteenth century with real crime stories and sensation novels to golden age and hard boiled fiction to modern crime fictions. Four university tutors with a passion for detective and crime fiction will guide you through the history of this popular and enthralling genre, encouraging lively discussions on a new novel each week. Deerstalkers optional. |
| Course fee |
£132 E-mail us on english-lifelong@bristol.ac.uk to be added to our mailing list for more information when our public courses programme re-starts. |
| Previous qualifications/experience | No qualifications needed. Open to the public. |