ENG 381 GLOBAL GRAPHIC NOVELS

A serious look at contemporary graphic narrative from around the world, with at least half of these primary texts naturally emerging from the Middle East (a major hub for their production in the 21st century). Authors may include Art Spiegelman, Marjane Satrapi, Joe Sacco, Alison Bechdel, Parsua Bashi, Riad Sattouf, Malik Sajad, Craig Thompson, Zeina Abirached, Amir Soltani, Magdy el Shafee, Tarek Shahin, Sherine Hamdy, Leila Abdelrazaq, and the writers of Ms. Marvel and Charlie Hebdo. The course includes comics criticism by leading voices in the field such as Scott McCloud and Hillary Chute, and examines the complex history of figural and narrative representation as well as aniconism in Muslim traditions and societies.

Credits

4

Cross Listed Courses

This is the same course as CRE 381/GIS 381.

Prerequisite

Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. For sophomores, ENG 250 is strongly recommended.

Registration Restrictions

Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 18 students.

Attributes

MOIB, MOIE, W