Comics have been a part of human communication for far longer than many realize, stretching from cave paintings on
stone walls to the Bayeux Tapestry to the latest adventures of Batman and Spider-Man. Comics are an incredibly
malleable medium, a literary artform that has too often been limited by the public perception of comics as merely a platform for four-color super-heroics. This course traces the history of comics as a way of telling intimate and epic stories, exploring social and political issues, and capturing the cultural climate via the deceptive simplicity of panels,
word balloons, and lines drawn on paper. Readings include Understanding Comics, Watchmen, Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Fun Home, and Persepolis.

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