This course examines comic books in American and global culture and society. Comics appeal to many Americans because they speak to our hopes and dreams, to our fears and desires, they investigate our politics and our social conflicts and examine important philosophical issues. This course will introduce students to this medium and to its interactions with other media, and in doing so, it will ask students to confront issues concerning history, media, society, gender, ethnicity, class, creativity, and other issues in our culture.
Fall and Spring.