CRM 318X - Law & Literature

3 Credits
The primary focus is to examine crime in literature, including but not limited to Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, as well as various works by Poe, Shakespeare, and Flannary O’ Connor. Subthemes of this class include the impact of literacy rates on deviance and criminality in society as well as how law is portrayed inaccurately in story. (Also ENG 318X)

Offered alternate years

Prerequisite: ENG 131, ENG 132 and PSY 130