Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
FWIS 181 - AFRICAN AMERICAN GRAPHIC NOVEL
Long Title: GRAPHIC BLACKNESS: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMIC BOOK TRADITION
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course examines the struggle for black representation in comics and graphic novels. We will discuss the unique opportunities that sequential narratives present to creators as they represent race on the page and we will examine the history of black artists working in the comic book industry.