English Literature (ENG) |
118 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-3911
English
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| ENG 386 Bodies in Comics >1 >IP |
4.00 cr. |
| Examines questions and representations of bodily identity in comics through the lenses of disability studies and gender theory. |
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Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Wheeler E  |
Office:
238 PLC
Phone:
(541) 346-3929
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26844 |
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30 |
1600-1720 |
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107 PETR |
Wheeler E |
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Final Exam: |
1445-1645 |
t 3/20 |
191 ANS |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| January 7: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| January 14: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| January 14: |
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| January 15: |
Drop this course (75% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 15: |
Process a complete drop (75% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 17: |
Add this course |
| January 17: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| January 21: |
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| January 28: |
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| February 4: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 25: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| February 25: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This course satisfies the Arts and Letters Group Requirement and the Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance (IP) category of the Multicultural Requirement. It also serves as a Social Models option for the Disability Studies Minor. One could say that most comics are about the human body, in all its variations, exaggerations, erotics, poses, powers, and vulnerabilities. This course examines the human body in contemporary comics with particular attention to disability and gender. We’ll look at three important comics genres: memoir, fantasy, and superheroes. With each text we’ll also read about bodymind matters like body image, violence, trauma, depression, Deaf culture, ADHD, and spinal cord injury—and we’ll see how comics renders such profound matters through fantasy, visual metaphors, and good storytelling. Popular texts like Hyperbole and a Half, Axe Cop, and Marvel superhero comics offer a portal into the deepest questions of self and diversity. How can anyone communicate the experience of isolation or despair to other people? How does the multigenerational trauma of racism alter our definitions of disability? Is it possible to make disability cool without falling back into gender stereotypes? Do visual representations of men and women open up or hinder readers’ self-images? |
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