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By the end of the class, the student will be able to analyze comics using various methods like formal technique, genre, and authorship. They will understand how comics tell visual stories and the basic vocabulary of graphic storytelling. The student will also be familiar with the history of comics and key figures, and be able to discuss different comics genres and traditions from countries like the US, Japan, and France.

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Objectives

By the end of the class, the student will be able to analyze comics using various methods like formal technique, genre, and authorship. They will understand how comics tell visual stories and the basic vocabulary of graphic storytelling. The student will also be familiar with the history of comics and key figures, and be able to discuss different comics genres and traditions from countries like the US, Japan, and France.

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Sindy Infante Saavedra
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Objectives

By the end of the class, the student will:

 Be able to deploy a range of different methods for analyzing comics (including formal
technique, genre, authorship, and intertextual analysis)
 Grasp how comics tell stories through words and images
 Be able to describe the basic vocabulary of graphic storytelling
 Be familiar with the core figures who shaped the history of comics as a medium
 Discuss the continuing relevance of the superhero genre as an window into
understanding American life.
 Be aware of the differences between American comics and the graphic traditions of other
leading comics-producing countries, including Japan and France
 Understand the differences between mainstream, independent, and underground comics
traditions
 Understand the relationship between the comic strip and comic book traditions
 Developed a model for thinking about the ways comics have been a vehicle for
journalism, history, autobiography, and social commentary
 Explain how contemporary comics artists have built upon materials borrowed from the
larger tradition, using past themes and icons to shed light on contemporary culture
 Be able to discuss how women and minority authors have carved out a space for
themselves within the comics tradition

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