Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- ENSH101: Themes in Literature (AWR)
- ENSH102: Literature in Action (AWR)
- ENSH200: Foundations of Writing Literary Criticism
- ENSH201: Writing with Style
- ENSH202: Technical Communications, Written and Verbal
- ENSH203: Professional Communication Foundations
- ENSH210: How Poetry Works
- ENSH211: How Fiction Works
- ENSH212: How Drama Works
- ENSH213: How Popular Genres Work
- ENSH220: Cultural Studies
- ENSH221: Women's Writing
- ENSH222: Erotic Literature
- ENSH223: Narrative Worldmaking
- ENSH224: Literary Modernism
- ENSH230: Literature, Self and Society
- ENSH231: Literature and Psychology
- ENSH232: Literature and Myth
- ENSH233: The Bible as Literature
- ENSH240: Introduction to a Major Author
- ENSH250: British Literature to 1660
- ENSH251: British Literature 1660-1945
- ENSH252: World Literatures
- ENSH253: Canadian Literature
- ENSH254: American Literature
- ENSH255: Indigenous Literatures
- ENSH300: Practical Criticism (Majors)
- ENSH301: Practical Criticism (Honours)
- ENSH302: Copy Editing
- ENSH303: Writing for Business and the Private Sector
- ENSH304: Writing for Government and the Public Sector
- ENSH305: Visual Rhetoric for Professional Writers
- ENSH306: Communicating for the Environment
- ENSH308: Speech Communication for Public and Private Sectors
- ENSH309: Fashion Communication
- ENSH310: Speculative Fiction
- ENSH311: Crime and Detective Fiction
- ENSH312: Horror
- ENSH313: Children's Literature
- ENSH314: Young Adult Fiction
- ENSH315: Coming of Age Novels
- ENSH316: Creative Non-Fiction
- ENSH320: Special Topics in Narrative and Film
- ENSH321: Special Topics in Authors on Screen
- ENSH322: Shakespeare on Screen
- ENSH323: Special Topics in Media and Popular Culture
- ENSH324: Comics and Graphic Novels
- ENSH325: Games and Interactive Fiction
- ENSH330: Literature and the Bible
- ENSH331: Epic Imagination
- ENSH332: Special Topics in Literature, Home and Away
- ENSH333: Trans-Atlantic Literature
- ENSH334: Special Topics in Literature and Love
- ENSH335: Special Topics in Literature and Social Justice
- ENSH340: Special Topics in a Major Author
- ENSH341: Special Topics in Theories and Methods
- ENSH342: Special Topics in a Genre, Movement or Theme
- ENSH346: Old English Language and Literature
- ENSH347: Major Figures or Movements in Medieval Literature
- ENSH348: Themes in Medieval Literature
- ENSH351: Renaissance Literature
- ENSH352: Renaissance Drama
- ENSH353: Shakespeare's Histories and Tragedies
- ENSH354: Shakespeare's Comedies and Romances
- ENSH355: Milton
- ENSH359: British Literature 1660-1750
- ENSH360: British Literature 1750-1800
- ENSH364: 19th-Century British Fiction
- ENSH365: Romantic Period Poetry
- ENSH366: Victorian Period Poetry
- ENSH369: 20th-Century Poetry in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH370: 20th-Century Drama in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH371: 20th-Century Fiction in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH372: Contemporary Literature in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH376: Literature in Canada to 1900
- ENSH377: 20th-Century Literature in Canada
- ENSH378: Contemporary Literature in Canada
- ENSH379: Critiquing Settler-Colonialism in Canadian Literature
- ENSH380: Margaret Atwood
- ENSH383: Poetry in the United States
- ENSH384: Literature in the United States to 1900
- ENSH385: Fiction in the United States 1900-1970
- ENSH386: Fiction in the United States 1970-present
- ENSH390: Comparative World Literatures after 1900
- ENSH395: Topics in Indigenous Literatures after 1900
- ENSH400: Technical Communication
- ENSH401: Web Design
- ENSH402: Topics in Professional Communication
- ENSH403: Digital Communication and Social Media
- ENSH404: Research for Professional Writers
- ENSH405: Print Media Genres and Techniques for Professional Communication
- ENSH406: Strategic Communication in Arts, Culture and Tourism Sectors
- ENSH480: Advanced Theories and Methods
- ENSH481: Advanced Special Topics Seminar
- ENSH482: Community-Engaged Learning and Public Humanities
- ENSH483: In the Archives
- ENSH484: Field School in Literary and Cultural Studies
- ENSH490: Directed Reading
- ENSH492: Directed Reading in Advanced Topics in Professional Communication
- ENSH493: Directed Reading in Advanced Topics in Literary Study
- ENSH499: Honours Graduating Essay
ENSH213
How Popular Genres Work
Surveys literature in English in relation to popular genres (such as science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery, horror and historical fiction) across books, film, television and more. Includes core concepts and a common vocabulary for discussing popular genres.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5