COURSE TITLE : Contemporary and Popular Emergent Literature

COURSE CODE : CONPOPLIT

NUMBER OF UNITS : 3 UNITS

CONTACT HOURS : 3 HOURS

COURSE DESCRIPTION :
The course focuses on critical issues in contemporary and popular world literature and genres.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Define the meaning of literature and popular literature, popular literature in relation to popular
culture, various genre in popular literature classification.

2. Identify the characteristics of popular literature, its forms, and emerging themes in popular literary
works.

3. Identify and analyze the historical, social, political, and

literary dynamics which foster the development of a specific genre of popular

literature or of a specific theme manifest in popular literature.

4. Identify and analyze themes and concerns which define the genre, reflect the
culture, characterize the history of the genre, extend across cultures, and/or appeal
to a given culture or subculture.
5. Identify, analyze, and discuss ways the popular genre affects

the target audiences within that public and impacts the development of mainstream
literature

COURSE CONTENT

1.Overview of the Course

2. Nature, Essence, and significance of contemporary and popular literature.
3.Key concepts, terminology and methodologies in the analysis of popular and contemporary literary works
4. Genres in Popular/Contemporary Literature
A. Action/Adventure
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
• Life of Pi by Yaan Mantel
B. Classics
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
C. Comic/Graphic Novels
 • The Walking Dead: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman
D. Detective/Mystery
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
E. Fantasy
• The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
F. Historical Fiction
• Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
G. Horror
• The Bird Box by Josh Malerman
H. Literary Fiction
• Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
I.Romance
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
J.Science Fiction
• The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
K.Suspense Thriller
• The Guardians by John Grisham
L. Biographies/Autobiographies
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
M. Poetry
• The Sun and her Flowers by Rupe Kaur
N. Drama/ Romance Comedy
• Mr. Sunshine – Korean Drama
• Goblin- Korean Romance-Comedy