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ENGL 231 - Comics as Literature |
Prerequisite: ENGL 102, or concurrent enrollment in
ENGL 102, required. Analysis of the comic book in
terms of its unique poetics (interplay of word and
image); themes suggested in various works; history
and development of the form and its subgenres,
expectations of readers. Also explores the influence of
history, culture, and economics on comic book artists
and writers, definitions of “literature,” how these apply
to comic books, and the resulting tensions.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours 0.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid (Synchronous), Lecture, On-line Study (Synchronous) All Sections for this Course Hum/Engl/Telcom Division English Department Course Attributes: English Elective, English/Humanities Elective, Gen Ed Humanities, Liberal Arts Elective |