Reading and Assignment Schedule

Introduction to Comics/  Graphic Novels Spring 2016 Reading and Assignment Schedule

(Subject to Change)

January 12: Introduction to course; syllabus review

                    

January 15: Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics                                      

                        Chapters 1-3
                    Excerpt from Douglas Wolk on blogspot (see blog entry on comics as medium)

                    Assignment: 1) Post Response to my questions about reading 2)post brief intro of self/
                   answer to question about exposure to comics 3) sign up for two discussions you want to
                   facilitate

                         

January 19: Understanding Comics

                          Chapters 4-6  (Note: this is a Tuesday since Monday is a holiday)
                      Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

January 22: Understanding Comics
                      Chapters 7-9
                     Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

Comics and the Representation of Violence

January 26: Art Spiegelman, Maus I p 1-60

                      Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

January 29:  Maus I p 61-End

Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

 February 2: Maus II p 1-144

                         Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

February 5: Maus II p 70-144

                         Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators
                 

February 9: Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis

                      p 1-150

                     Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

REVISED SCHEDULE BELOW:

February 23: Persepolis, 151-250

                     Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

February 26: Persepolis, 251-352

                    

                   Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

     
Assignment: Watch Persepolis the film before February 29

February 29: Assignment: Online response on Persepolis the film vs. book due

Making Race and Gender Visible

March 1 :  Gene Yang, American Born Chinese, 1-120                      
 Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators 

March 4: American Born Chinese, 121-233
                           Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators    

March 4th: Midterm Due

Race and History 

March 9:Mat Johnson and Warren Pleace, Incognegro

Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators                  

March 11:  Incognegro

Assignment:Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

                                   
March 15:  Ho Che Anderson, King, 1-100
                    Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

                                                              

March 18: King, 101-228

                     Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators

March 21-25: Spring Break

     

Gender in Comics

March 29: Alison Bechdel, Fun Home, 1-105
                        Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators   

April 1: Fun Home, 105-End

                       
                      Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators   

April 5: Lynda Barry, One Hundred Demons, 1-150
                         Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators    

April 8: One Hundred Demons, 151-End
                          Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators  

 

Meta-Comics Revisited

                       

April 12: Riad Sattouf, The Arab of the Future

                      Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators  
                           
April 15: The Arab of the Future

                       Assignment:  Respond to blog post by discussion facilitators         

April 19:  David Small, Stitches, 1-150

                        Assignment:Comic Creative Extra Credit Assignment Due (details to come) 


April 22: Stitches, 151-End
        

Final Papers Due on April 29th