- ENGL 231 – Comics as Literature (3)
- Prerequisite: ENGL 102, or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 102, required. Analysis of the comic book in terms of its unique poetics (interplay of word and image); themes suggested in various works; history and development of the form and its subgenres, expectations of readers. Also explores the influence of history, culture, and economics on comic book artists and writers, definitions of “literature,” how these apply to comic books, and the resulting tensions. (GE07), (HUMN)