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Comic Book Cultures

General data

Course ID: 08-PIE-CBC
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: Comic Book Cultures
Name in Polish: Comic Book Cultures
Organizational unit: Faculty of Social Sciences
Course groups: AMU-PIE offer, summer semester
Course homepage: http://www.kulturoznawstwo.amu.edu.pl
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): (not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: English
Module type:

specialist

Major:

Cultural studies: Intercultural Communication

Cycle of studies:

2nd cycle

Module learning aims:

C1 To inform a student about the specific of a graphic and visual narratives

C2 To inform a student about the history of comics

C3 To inform a student about the most important examples of an american and european comics in the context of theirs social and cultural topics

C4 To analyze the most important comic book examples

C5 To expand communication skills for a better discussion and work in groups

Year of studies (where relevant):

Year 2

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning):

Obligatory classes

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences:

Basic knowledge about the history and theory of culture

Information on where to find course materials:

www.kulturoznawstwo.amu.edu.pl

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement:

Lecture

Student workload (ECTS credits):

Work with a teacher 30h

Work of a student 30h

Work of a student 30h

HOURS TOTAL 90h

Short description:

The main goal of the course is to present the graphic narration of comic books in a broad perspective of cultural theory and cultural variety of topics. Students will be able to analyze some crucial cultural themes (i.e. feminism and gender, racism, political discourse and comics as a “private literature”) as well as the comic book medium itself in its complex social and economical context of production and reception. After classes student will be able not only to discover and discuss a specific critical topics on the basis of comics but also to reconsider a place of graphic narratives in the cultural studies paradigm.

Full description:

1. Defining Comic Book Culture

2. Comic Book Store as a Theme for Cultural Studies

3. Designing “Death of Superman” – comic books as an industry

4. Comic City – graphic storytelling and theorizing the city’s space

5. Comics and/as pornography

6. Feminism in Comics. Lois Lane, Wonder Woman and women audience

7. Comic’s colonialism and representations of minorities – from TinTin to X-Men

8. Black Panthers of Comics – black people and graphic images

9. Social Avengers? Superheroes in politics

10. Graphic propaganda and post-9/11 narration – many lives of Captain America

11. „British Invasion” – new perspectives of popular comics

12. Drawing France – between isolation and inspiration

13. Comic’s Journalism – Joe Sacco’s critical perception

14. Graphic „self” – comic book as an autobiography

Bibliography:

1.Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero: Metaphors, Narratives and Geopolitics: Jason Dittmer

2.Comic Book Culture: Fanboys and True Believers: Matthew Pustz

3.Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America: Bradford W. Wright

4.Comics and the City: Urban Space in Print, Picture and Sequence: ed. by John Ahrens and Arno Meteling

5.Comics versus Art: Bart Beaty

6.Critical Approaches to Comics: Theories and Methods: ed. by Matthew J. Smith and Randy Duncan

7.Demanding Respect: The Evolution of American Comic Book: Paul Lopes

8.Drawing France: French comics and the Republic: Joel E. Vessels

9.Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book: Gerard Jones

10.Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle: ed. by Frederick Luis Aldama

11.Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean: Douglas Wolk

12.Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes: Adilifu Nama

13.The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture: Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith

14.Twelve-Cent Archie: Bart Beaty

15.War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film: Marc diPaolo

Learning outcomes:

K_W01

student understand the theoretical concepts of culture nad use them in interdisciplinary perspective

K_W02

student understand terms and concepts about relations and processes in culture that can be used for describing cultural practices

K_W06

student understand changes in modern cultural life and terminology/concepts that can be used to recognize, analyze and understand new cultural practices

K_U01

student can integrate, critically analyze and use theoretical approaches of cultural studies in professional situations

K_U02

student describe meanings, social impact and localization of cultural artifacts in a historical-cultural process by using a suitable methods of analysis and interpretation

K_K01

student enrich cultural expertise in a context of intercultural communication and many traditions/lifestyles crossings

K_K02

student actively solve problems coming from the changes in modern culture

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Evaluation method: a final presentation

5.0 - excellent knowledge, skills and personal/social competence

4.5- very good knowledge, skills and personal/social competence

4.0- good knowledge, skills and personal/social competence

3.5- sufficient knowledge, skills and personal/social competence

3.0- acceptional knowledge, skills and personal/social competence

2.0- not acceptional knowledge, skills and personal/social competence

Practical placement:

-

This course is not currently offered.
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