PF 615 - Why So Popular? A Study of the Appeals of Genre Fictions

Credits: 4 credits
(Semester Varies)

Dive into a craft-based study of contemporary popular fiction through the lens of reader appeal and genre theory. Examine genre as a social action–a space where readers and writers interact, innovate, and persistently examine conventions, boundaries, and possibilities. What do SF/F worlds say about our own world? How can romance fiction help us consider vital questions about race? How can domestic horror present new ways to write about gender? Consider how to sharpen your own manuscripts by applying possibilities and appeals from recent popular novels and stories to your genre of choice.