Art History 280 - COLQ: TOPICS-MANGA & ANIME

Topics course. Students may take up to four semesters of ARH 280 Art Historical Studies, as long as the topics are different.: This class explores the genesis and development of manga, situating manga in its historical context, appreciating it as an integral part of Japanese art and culture that is as complex and compelling as it is popular. Dealing with a range of genres of manga and manga-related media—illustrated narrative scrolls, woodblock prints, popular picture books, strip comics, and animated cartoons—we revisit traditional notions of what the popular visual form has been and can be. Some of the themes we address include narrativity and visuality, production of satirical imagery and visual modernity, and censorship. Group B