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 Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind 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

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