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AREL 840 - Noir Fiction and Contemporary Male/Female Identities

3 credits

Noir fiction is a uniquely American creation. From what social and historical context did it emerge? What influence has this genre’s had on American male and female identities? This course will examine these issues and others as seen in the writings of Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Patricia Highworth (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Norman Mailer (Tough Guys Don’t Dance), James Cain (Double Indemnity) and Walter Mosely (Devil in a Blue Dress). Along with studying select novels written by some of America’s great authors, scholarly works such as “The Noir Thriller: Male Identity and the Threat of the Feminine” by Naomi King will inform our examination of noir fiction and its abiding influence on the way men and women see themselves in relation to contemporary American culture.

 


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