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Topic

Graphic Novels

Instructors

James Michael Hodapp

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-255: Mon, Wed 10:00AM - 11:15AM (AST)

Overview of class

Comics and graphic novels are one of the world's great narrative art forms, but for much of the history of literary studies they have been dismissed as trivial and irrelevant to serious scholarship on literature. Thankfully, this is quickly changing and these sequential art forms are beginning to be taken seriously. However, as is often the case with emerging art, graphic novels and comics from Europe and the United States dominate literary conversations, despite the presence of quality graphic work from the Global South. This course places graphic narratives from the Global South at the center of our attention. It supplements area-focused readings with secondary materials to train students to perform formal readings that account for the mixed visual/written forms of these works.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: None

Sophomores and above

Open to Cross Registration

Satisfies Middle East Studies Minor

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for sophomore, juniors, and seniors only.