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Genre Fiction/Popular Fiction (ENGL30007) // Further information
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Semester 2
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Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
- Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley’s Secret
- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
- Tolkien, The Hobbit
- Ian Fleming, Dr No
- Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire
- Phillip Pullman, The Ruby in the Smoke
- Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
- E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey
- G. Willow Wilson, Alif the Unseen
Recommended texts and other resources
- Popular Fiction, Ken Gelder, Routledge
- Subject notes
Students who have completed 106-035 Popular Fiction or 106-035 Genre Fiction/Popular Fiction are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diplom in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Major English and Theatre Studies Informal specialisation Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Breadth Track English - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024