LIT220 The Graphic Novel
This course will examine the storytelling potential of graphic novels as it is accomplished through the combination of images and text. Course objectives include understanding the formal structures of comics, analyzing the visual grammar of the medium, and exploring issues such as immigration, racism, war and terrorism, relationships, and gender identity. Both celebrated mainstream graphic novels and those that challenge the conventions of the genre will be assigned.
Prerequisite
Reading and Writing Proficiency or
ESL110 ESL Transitional Writing Minimum Grade of: C