Eng 497 Comics History

Study of comics art as a medium of visual narrative and its evolution through the history of the American comics industry. Topics include the diversity of comics and their storytelling power by investigating the distinctive qualities of seminal texts, their origins and precedents, their relationships to particular cultural moments, and their potential as inspiration and influence on later comics art.

Credits

4

Slash Listed Courses

Also offered for graduate-level credit as 597 and may be taken only once for credit.

Prerequisite

Eng 300 and Wr 301. (Wr 301 may be taken concurrently.)