Humanities and Fine Arts 191HFA36 - FYS- Speaking with Pictures
Fall
2018
01
1.00
Althea Keaton
F 2:30PM 3:20PM
UMass Amherst
82599
Bartlett Hall room 109
akeaton@umass.edu
How do comics shape our world? More importantly, how can you make comics that shape our world? Comics perform many essential functions in society: providing an outlet for creative expression, creating enduring cultural icons, and so much more. Designed to help you develop your visual storytelling skills and deepen your understanding of the comics medium, this course seeks to take you beyond simply how to make comics and get at the heart of WHY to make comics.
Together, we will analyze the language of this medium, how it operates differently from other modes of artistic expression, and how you can use it to effectively tell the stories that you want to tell.
Together, we will analyze the language of this medium, how it operates differently from other modes of artistic expression, and how you can use it to effectively tell the stories that you want to tell.
Open to first-year Humanities and Fine Arts Exploratory Track students and first-year HFA Majors.