LIT 210 — The Graphic Novel
This course explores an emerging new form of literature, what some have simply called in the past “comic books“ These texts are complex visual-textual artifacts, addressing issues on identity, gender, race, religion, politics, and history This course will study the evolution of the graphic novel, from the “funnies“ to a respected form of literature Literacy techniques and theories will be used to analyze the multiple genres of the graphic novel (adventure, fantasy, fiction and nonfiction, horror, mystery, sci-fi, and superhero) Special emphasis will be placed on image reading, exploring visual language, and rhetoric-an important 21st century skill