552.295 (21S) Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Non-fictional Comics & Graphic Novels
Overview
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- Lecturer
- Course title german Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Non-fictional Comics & Graphic Novels
- Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Online course
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 3.0
- Registrations 13 (25 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 04.03.2021
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
After the course, students will be knowledgeable about the medium comics in general, important real-life events, as well as about a diverse array of topics and foci, ranging from autobiographical explorations of sexuality, addiction, and travel, to journalistic retellings of crime investigations and experiences in warzones,presented in a selection of comics texts.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
short lecture inputs; analyses and in-class (online) discussions of texts from the reading list
Course content
Comicsare typically associated with superpowered people, wearing capes and theirunderwear over their clothes and tell fictitious tales of larger-than-lifeheroism and villainy. However, some artists and writers have used the medium to focus on real-life events and tell compelling non-fictional stories. Graphic novels, a particular type of comics, first and foremost, have been employed to engage in narratives beyond the fictional and distinguished themselves as works of art. In this class we will investigate various comics and graphic novels,primarily focusing on how and why they tackle non-fictional events.
Prior knowledge expected
no prior knowledge necessary
Literature
McCloud, Scott: Understanding Comics (1994)
Jensen, Jeff and Jonathan Case: Green River Killer (2011)
Fetter-Vorm, Jonathan: Trinity - A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb (2013)
Sacco, joe: SafeArea Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95 (2000)
Delisle, Guy: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (2004)
Brown, Chester: Paying For It (2011)
Examination information
Examination methodology
active participation in virtual classroom
students presentations (online)
five critical spotlights (800 words each)
Examination topic(s)
critical analyses of five comics and graphic novels
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
40% active participation
40% critical spotlights
20% student presentation
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
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Subject: Fachliches Grundstudium Culture
(Compulsory subject)
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6.3 Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
- 552.295 Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies: Non-fictional Comics & Graphic Novels (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4. Semester empfohlen
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6.3 Specialized Topics in Cultural Studies (
0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Fachliches Grundstudium Culture
(Compulsory subject)