Spring 2025 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (64612)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Thu 01:00PM - 03:30PMUMTC, East Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded - in mainstream culture - with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64612/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
Fall 2024 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (20708)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 412
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
This class begins by examining the elements of the graphic novel throughout comics (commix) history. We will cover early examples of graphic storytelling and move toward contemporary graphic novels with a focus on understanding how the visual and textual elements of these works construct meaning. Working together, we will build our critical eye and develop vocabulary to aid us in the analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20708/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2016
Fall 2023 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (32082)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 314
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
This class begins by examining the elements of the graphic novel throughout comics (commix) history. We will cover early examples of graphic storytelling and move toward contemporary graphic novels with a focus on understanding how the visual and textual elements of these works construct meaning. Working together, we will build our critical eye and develop vocabulary to aid us in the analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32082/1239
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2016
Fall 2021 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (21112)
- Instructor(s)
- Laura Scroggs (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 212
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (15 of 19 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded - in mainstream culture - with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21112/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
Spring 2021 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (50669)
- Instructor(s)
- Laura Scroggs (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery ModeOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded - in mainstream culture - with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50669/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
Fall 2020 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (15819)
- Instructor(s)
- Laura Scroggs (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Online Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (17 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
- Class Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded - in mainstream culture - with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/15819/1209
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
Spring 2020 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (54331)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (13 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
This class begins by examining the elements of the graphic novel throughout comics (commix) history. We will cover early examples of graphic storytelling and move toward contemporary graphic novels with a focus on understanding how the visual and textual elements of these works construct meaning. Working together, we will build our critical eye and develop vocabulary to aid us in the analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54331/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2016
Fall 2019 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (19258)
- Instructor(s)
- Laura Scroggs (Proxy)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 325
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (16 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded - in mainstream culture - with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19258/1199
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
Spring 2019 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (54571)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 302
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (30 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Description:
This class begins by examining the elements of the graphic novel throughout comics (commix) history. We will cover early examples of graphic storytelling and move toward contemporary graphic novels with a focus on understanding how the visual and textual elements of these works construct meaning. Working together, we will build our critical eye and develop vocabulary to aid us in the analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54571/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2016
Fall 2018 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (19612)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 302
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (24 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?alderks+ENGL3024+Fall2018
- Class Description:
This class begins by examining the elements of the graphic novel throughout comics (commix) history. We will cover early examples of graphic storytelling and move toward contemporary graphic novels with a focus on understanding how the visual and textual elements of these works construct meaning. Working together, we will build our critical eye and develop vocabulary to aid us in the analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19612/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2016
Spring 2018 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (51428)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 302
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded-in mainstream culture-with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jani+ENGL3024+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- This course aims to read and study a specific kind of narrative we call "graphic novel." The term itself is often a point of contention, but the purpose of this course is not to defend the validity of the term or the medium. "Comic books" and "graphic novels" are not endangered animals. Rather, we will use this example of "sequential art" to think through the ways this genre intersects, uses, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the way the genre may be unique with its own way of producing meaning. Comics involve a hybrid strategy of image and text, so we will attempt to keep both aspects in mind throughout the semester, never forgetting that comics are neither purely "visual" nor purely "textual." Since comics are often wedded - in mainstream culture - with certain kinds of content (e.g. superheroes), we will also investigate the characteristics of different "genres" within comics, as well as various questions about literariness.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51428/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2017
Fall 2017 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (16635)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 302
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?andre639+ENGL3024+Fall2017
- Class Description:
By popular accounts, the term "graphic novel" wasn't coined until the mid-1960s. Even so, the graphic novel form follows from a centuries-long tradition (some would say a millennia-long one) of interaction between word and image. This course seeks to place the graphic novel within this context, exploring the ways that word and image have historically interacted with one another - sometimes symbiotically, sometimes antagonistically (and sometimes both at once). Alongside reading some of the more recognized pillars of the "graphic novel canon" (e.g. Art Spiegelman's Maus), we might also explore subjects as diverse as Egyptian hieroglyphics; ekphrastic poetry; children's books; map-making; early newspaper "funnies" like George Herriman's Krazy Kat; woodcut novels like those of Lynn Ward; the development of the cinema; the playful typographical experiments of Lewis Carroll's "The Mouse's Tale" or Guillaume Apollinaire's "ideological ideograms"; the surrealistic collage novels of Max Ernst or Cozette de Charmoy; Rene Magritte's painting The Treachery of Images; modern developments in advertising and marketing; the underground "comix" of the 1960s counterculture like those of R. Crumb; and so on and so forth. Of course, this list is only a partial one; in the course of the semester, students will be encouraged to fill in their own gaps. Our main textbook for this class will be Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16635/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 April 2017
Spring 2017 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (52176)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?scrog034+ENGL3024+Spring2017
- Class Description:
This class begins by examining the elements of the graphic novel throughout comics (commix) history. We will cover early examples of graphic storytelling and move toward contemporary graphic novels with a focus on understanding how the visual and textual elements of these works construct meaning. Working together, we will build our critical eye and develop vocabulary to aid us in the analysis and evaluation of graphic novels.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52176/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2016
Fall 2016 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (17079)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 10/02/2016Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 21510/03/2016 - 10/06/2016Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankMechanical Engineering 1810/07/2016 - 12/14/2016Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jani+ENGL3024+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17079/1169
Spring 2016 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (58647)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jani+ENGL3024+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- This class takes a broad view of the graphic novel, investigating the rise of the cartoon series in late 19th c and early 20th US history, modernist wordless visual "novels," contemporary graphic novel memoirs, and art, by Henry Darger and others, that might productively be read against the graphic novel genre.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58647/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 April 2013
Fall 2015 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (22397)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankAmundson Hall 120
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?scrog034+ENGL3024+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- This class takes a broad view of the graphic novel, investigating the rise of the cartoon series in late 19th c and early 20th US history, modernist wordless visual "novels," contemporary graphic novel memoirs, and art, by Henry Darger and others, that might productively be read against the graphic novel genre.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/22397/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 April 2015
Spring 2015 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (60257)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Description:
- This class takes a broad view of the graphic novel, investigating the rise of the cartoon series in late 19th c and early 20th US history, modernist wordless visual "novels," contemporary graphic novel memoirs, and art, by Henry Darger and others, that might productively be read against the graphic novel genre.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/60257/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 April 2013
Fall 2014 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (23896)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 217
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Description:
- Graphic novels as an art form and hybrid genre have slowly been gaining ground in mainstream and scholarly reading. In this course, we will read several notable graphic novels as we attempt to work through the ways this genre intersects, utilizes, and informs various other narrative and artistic forms as well as the ways in which it is a genre unique unto itself capable of producing meaning. Readings should include seminal works by Gene Luen Yang, Craig Thompson, Frank Miller, Art Spiegelman, Joe Sacco, Alison Bechdel, Marjane Satrapi, as well as Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics. The course will hopefully be both fun and rigorous as we explore together some engaging, intriguing, and important works.
- Class Format:
- The class will be primarily discussion. Each student will need to contribute.
- Workload:
- Other Workload: Daily readings and discussion questions, 2 exams, a small paper, and a group presentation.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23896/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 14 April 2014
Spring 2014 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (67233)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 217
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Description:
- This class takes a broad view of the graphic novel, investigating the rise of the cartoon series in late 19th c and early 20th US history, modernist wordless visual "novels," contemporary graphic novel memoirs, and art, by Henry Darger and others, that might productively be read against the graphic novel genre.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67233/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 April 2013
Fall 2013 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (30699)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 229
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Description:
- This class takes a broad view of the graphic novel, investigating the rise of the cartoon series in late 19th c and early 20th US history, modernist wordless visual "novels," contemporary graphic novel memoirs, and art, by Henry Darger and others, that might productively be read against the graphic novel genre.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/30699/1139
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 April 2013
Spring 2013 | ENGL 3024 Section 001: The Graphic Novel (68384)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Wed, Fri 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankAmundson Hall 162
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Graphic novel as well as manga.
- Class Description:
- This reading/discussion course will focus on a variety of comic books: the serious, the funny, the weird, the literary, the superhero, and the autobiographical. We'll read essays about comics, too, and our discussions will focus on why comics can do things that novels, short stories, poems, and films can never hope to do. Starting with Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics to establish a critical vocabulary we will proceed to confirm and dismiss all McCloud's ideas in a gleeful spirit of inquiry. We'll ask: what is sequential art? What is the difference between a black and white comic and a color comic? Why is adolescence so important in comics? What about memory and time? What is genre? What about drawing? Why are some beautiful comics so ugly? Readings will include Maus, Ghost World, Lynda Barry, Alan Moore, Adriane Tomine, Jason, and more!
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68384/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 2 November 2012
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