Week One
Wednesday, 1/19/11
- Introduction
Friday, 1/21/11
- Joel Priddy, “Onion Jack”
- Danica Novgorodoff, “A Late Freeze”
- Paul Hornschemeier, “Ex Falso Quodlibet”
- Paul Hornschemeier, “Ex Falso Quodlibet”
Week Two
Monday, 1/24/11
- Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics
- Samuel R. Delany, from “Refractions of Empire”
Wednesday, 1/26/11
- Ian Gordon, “From Caricature to Comic Strip”
- Ralph Bergengren, “The Humor of the Colored Supplement”
- selected strips from McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland and Herriman's Krazy Kat
Friday, 1/28/11 --- Last day to drop without a “W”
- Hillary Chute, "Comics as Literature: Reading Graphic Narrative" (only pp. 452-457)
- Art Spiegelman, Chapter 1 of Maus
Monday, 1/31/11
- Lynd Ward, Vertigo (“The Girl”)
Wednesday, 2/2/11
- Lynd Ward, Vertigo (“An Elderly Gentleman”)
Friday, 2/4/11
- Lynd Ward, Vertigo (“The Boy”)
- Max Ernst, Une Semaine de Bonté (“First Book: Sunday”)
Week Four
Monday 2/7/11
- Gabrielle Bell, “Gabrielle the Third”
- David B., Epileptic (pp. 1-37)
Wednesday, 2/9/11
- David B., Epileptic (pp. 38-100)
Friday, 2/11/11
- David B., Epileptic (pp. 101-165)
- Michael Berube, "Disability and Narrative"
- Michael Berube, "Disability and Narrative"
Week Five
Monday, 2/14/11
- David B., Epileptic (pp. 165-276)
Wednesday, 2/16/11
- David B., Epileptic (pp. 276-end)
Friday, 2/18/11
- Short writing assignment due in class (LINK)
- Alan David Doane, "A Future For Comics"
Week Six
Monday, 2/21/11
- Alan David Doane, "A Future For Comics"
Week Six
Monday, 2/21/11
- Morrison and Quitely, We3 (Chapters 1-3)
Wednesday, 2/23/11
- Morrison and Quitely, We3 (continued discussion)
Week Seven
Monday, 2/28/11
- Ian Gordon, "The Comic Book"
- Superman, from Action Comics #1 (1938)
- Manhunter, from Streets of Gotham
Wednesday, 3/2/11
- Rucka and Williams III, Batwoman: Elegy (Chapters 1-2)
Friday, 3/4/11
- Rucka and Williams III, Batwoman: Elegy (Chapters 3-4)
- Short writing assignment due in class
- Short writing assignment due in class
Week Eight
Monday, 3/7/11
- Rucka and Williams III, Batwoman: Elegy (Chapters 5-7)
Wednesday, 3/9/11
- Rucka and Williams III, Batwoman: Elegy (continue discussion)
Friday, 3/11/11
- No reading
- Paper #1 due via e-mail by 5:00 PM
Week Nine
- SPRING BREAK: Read some comics for fun!
Week Ten
Monday, 3/21/11
- In-class viewing of American Splendor
Wednesday, 3/23/11
- In-class viewing of American Splendor
Friday, 3/25/11 -- Last day to withdraw from the course
- Harvey Pekar, three stories from American Splendor
- Discussion of the film
Week Eleven
Monday, 3/28/11
- David Heatley, "Portrait of My Dad"
Wednesday, 3/30/11
- Hillary Chute, Introduction to Graphic Women
- Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (Chapter 1)
Friday, 4/1/11
- Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (Chapters 2-4)
Week Nine
- SPRING BREAK: Read some comics for fun!
Week Ten
Monday, 3/21/11
- In-class viewing of American Splendor
Wednesday, 3/23/11
- In-class viewing of American Splendor
Friday, 3/25/11 -- Last day to withdraw from the course
- Harvey Pekar, three stories from American Splendor
- Discussion of the film
Week Eleven
Monday, 3/28/11
- David Heatley, "Portrait of My Dad"
Wednesday, 3/30/11
- Hillary Chute, Introduction to Graphic Women
- Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (Chapter 1)
Friday, 4/1/11
- Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (Chapters 2-4)
Week Twelve
Monday, 4/4/11
- Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (Chapters 5-6)
Wednesday, 4/6/11
- Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (Chapter 7)
- Jennifer Lemberg, "Closing the Gap in Alison Bechdel's Fun Home"
Friday, 4/8/11
- Read some comics by Kate Beaton
- Read some pages from Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz (to follow the story, just keep hitting the "Next" button)
-Read some comics by Vanessa Davis
Week Thirteen
Monday, 4/11/11
- Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Wednesday, 4/13/11
- Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Friday, 4/15/11
- Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Week Fourteen
Monday, 4/18/11
- Dan Clowes, "Green Eyeliner
- Dan Clowes, "I Hate You Deeply"
- Dan Clowes, "Squirrel Girl and Candypants"
- Adrian Tomine, "The Connecting Thread"
- Adrian Tomine, "Hazel Eyes"
Wednesday, 4/20/11
- Richard McGuire, "Here"
- Will Eisner, "The Super"
- Chris Ware, selected one-page strips from "Quimby the Mouse"
Friday, 4/22/11
- No class (Good Friday)
Week Fifteen
Monday, 4/25/11
- No class (Easter Monday)
Wednesday, 4/27/11
- Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (read to the "Summary" page that ends with the words "He's got a foot injury so he can't go very fast" at the bottom right.)
Friday, 4/29/11 ----- Paper #2 due by 5:00 PM
- Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (read to the page with the twelve small pictures of strip malls and streets, with the text descriptions on the back.)
Week Sixteen
Monday, 5/2/11
- Jimmy Corrigan (read to the page that ends "Besides, we could always find another one.")
Wednesday, 5/4/11
- Jimmy Corrigan (read to the page that simply reads "Of course, he never did.")
- Gene Kannenberg Jr., "The Comics of Chris Ware"
Friday, 5/6/11
- Jimmy Corrigan (finish the book!)
- Read some pages from Drinking at the Movies by Julia Wertz (to follow the story, just keep hitting the "Next" button)
-Read some comics by Vanessa Davis
Week Thirteen
Monday, 4/11/11
- Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Wednesday, 4/13/11
- Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Friday, 4/15/11
- Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Week Fourteen
Monday, 4/18/11
- Dan Clowes, "Green Eyeliner
- Dan Clowes, "I Hate You Deeply"
- Dan Clowes, "Squirrel Girl and Candypants"
- Adrian Tomine, "The Connecting Thread"
- Adrian Tomine, "Hazel Eyes"
Wednesday, 4/20/11
- Richard McGuire, "Here"
- Will Eisner, "The Super"
- Chris Ware, selected one-page strips from "Quimby the Mouse"
Friday, 4/22/11
- No class (Good Friday)
Week Fifteen
Monday, 4/25/11
- No class (Easter Monday)
Wednesday, 4/27/11
- Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (read to the "Summary" page that ends with the words "He's got a foot injury so he can't go very fast" at the bottom right.)
Friday, 4/29/11 ----- Paper #2 due by 5:00 PM
- Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (read to the page with the twelve small pictures of strip malls and streets, with the text descriptions on the back.)
Week Sixteen
Monday, 5/2/11
- Jimmy Corrigan (read to the page that ends "Besides, we could always find another one.")
Wednesday, 5/4/11
- Jimmy Corrigan (read to the page that simply reads "Of course, he never did.")
- Gene Kannenberg Jr., "The Comics of Chris Ware"
Friday, 5/6/11
- Jimmy Corrigan (finish the book!)
