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This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking

  • Written by Sally C. Harris, Distinguished Lecturer in English, University of Tennessee
This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinkingFictional books on private investigators hold invaluable clues about justice and how the world works. iStock / Getty Images PlusText saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

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Title of course:

Whodunit?: Detective Stories

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