ATS3291 · Monash University
Crime scenes: Interrogating societies through crime narratives
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Arts
What it covers
Crime narratives (fiction, TV and film) are among the most popular and dynamic genres in Europe and beyond. This unit explores how crime genres interrogate important issues, including history and memory, gender, sexuality, identity, truth and justice, environmentalism, and transnationalism.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical exercise | Artefact | 30% |
| Exercise/s | Exercise | 10% |
| Creative task + Exegesis | Written | 40% |
| Presentation | Presentation | 20% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On-campus |