COMP 348
Graphic Narratives as Democratic Ideals
Fall 2017
Division I
Cross-listed
AMST 348 / LATS 348
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
This course examines the graphic narrative in terms of how each author/illustrator employs narrative elements (plotting, structure, characterization, text, and visuals) to express social realities within the context of democratic ideals. The primary focus will be on texts that explore themes of democracy and Latinidades. We will also discuss the “graphic activism” of artists like Sharon Lee De La Cruz of Digital Citizens Lab, a design collective with a focus on civic technology. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to create their own graphic narratives, either digitally or in print. Possible guest speaker: comic book artist Ivan VĂ©lez (Planet Bronx, 2015 Creative Capital Award in Visual Arts).
The Class:
Format: seminar/workshop
Limit: 15
Expected: 15
Class#: 2029
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 15
Expected: 15
Class#: 2029
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
based on attendance and class participation, short writing exercises, 4-5 page midterm paper (close-reading a text), 10-15 page final creative paper
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
LATS concentrators
Distributions:
Division I
Notes:
meets Division 2 requirement if registration is under LATS or AMST; meets Division 1 requirement if registration is under COMP
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 348 Division II LATS 348 Division II COMP 348 Division I
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 348 Division II LATS 348 Division II COMP 348 Division I
Attributes:
AMST Arts in Context Electives
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
LATS Core Electives
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
LATS Core Electives
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