School of English
Module manager: Professor Christiana Gregoriou
Email: c.gregoriou@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Students (who have not completed a level one module in English Language and/or Linguistics) must at least have completed an English language A-level. Students who wish to do this module, but do not meet this requirement, should consult the module tutor, as should any student who is uncertain whether they meet this requirement.
| ENGL2033 | Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media |
ENGL32155
This module is not approved as a discovery module
What is it that makes crime fiction so pleasurable, even addictive? How can this ever-fascinating, yet formulaic, genre be defined and explained? The module explores and illuminates the workings of the crime fiction genre in prose, as well as televisual, filmic and theatrical form. It interrogates what happens to those essential stylistic features where such narratives find themselves, through popular demand, metaphorically 'migrating', meaning 'travelling elsewhere', crossing the boundaries of the language, medium and culture they were first created in. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module.
In this module, students will:
- explore the construction of crime narratives
- explore the generic conventions of popular crime fiction
- examine the specific concept of migration in relation to adaptation
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate crime fictional story meaning and interpretation
2. Analyse the stylistic features of cross-linguistic, cross-cultural and/or cross-media adaptation
3. Synthesize understanding of relevant cognitive processes involved in reading.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
4. Engage critically with complex debates.
5. Distinguish between bodies of research.
6. Communicate ideas at an advanced level in speech and writing.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Film Screenings | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Individual Support | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 180 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students are invited to in-person meetings for feedback to all assessed/summative assessment.
Feedback on the first assessed assessment is formative for the second assessed assessment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Assessment one - Essay | 30 |
| Coursework | Assessment two - Essay OR creative writing AND academic/critical/reflective. | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 31/03/2025
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