Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
COLL 166 - X-MEN AS SOCIAL COMMENTARY
Long Title: X-MEN AS SOCIAL COMMENTARY (MCMURTRY)
Department: College Courses
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: X-Men is a Marvel comic book series featuring allegorical depictions of discrimination and “otherness”, such as the 60’s Civil Rights Movement, the Holocaust, and homophobia. Students will read highlights from X-Men’s 50 years of publication and related essays, as well as contemplate the ethics and occasional hypocrisy of such depictions.