Comparative Literature 335 - American Comics
Fall
2023
01
4.00
N Couch,Hsin Pei Hsu,Uladzislau Voinich,Isabella Deloach
M W 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
76820
Herter Hall room 227
nccouch@complit.umass.edu
hsinpeihsu@umass.edu
uvoinich@umass.edu
ideloach@umass.edu
This course introduces Comic Art in North America, from the beginnings of the newspaper comic strip through comic books graphic novels, and electronic media including the history and aesthetics of the medium, comparison between developments in the United States, Mexico, and French Canada, and the social and cultural contexts in which comic art is created and consumed. (Gen.Ed. AT, DU)
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.