This course will introduce students to the comics medium through a variety of genres. Through reading, researching, and responding to graphic narratives, students will develop a critical vocabulary for understanding graphic narratives and exploring the intersections between literary genres and narrative form.

Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Mariner Books, 2007. ISBN: 9780618871711

DeConnick, Kelly Sue. Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine. Image Comics, 2015. ISBN: 9781632153611

Eisner, Will. A Contract with God. Norton, 2006. ISBN: 9780393328042

Lewis, John. March: Book One. Top Shelf Productions, 2013. ISBN: 9781603093002

McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. William Morrow Paperbacks, 1994. ISBN: 9780060976255

Moore, Alan. Watchmen. DC Comics, 2014. ISBN: 9781401245252

North, Ryan. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1. Marvel, 2015. ISBN: 9780785197027

Spiegelman, Art. The Complete Maus. Pantheon, 1996. ISBN: 9780679406419

Vaughan, Brian K. Paper Girls, Vol. 1. Image Comics, 2016. ISBN: 9781632156747