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Popular Fiction (ENGL30007) // Further information
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Further information
- Texts
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
- Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire
- E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey
- G. Willow Wilson, Alif the Unseen
- Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, Monstress
- Ling Ma, Severance
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.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Major English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Breadth Track English - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 18 February 2025