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)
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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: |
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