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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42535
Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 212
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
What are superheroes? Pop culture super saviors? Low culture art? Colorful allegories with ties to the ancient past? This course will interrogate the rise of the superhero genre in response to World War II and the ensuing nuclear threats of the Cold War. Students will examine writers and artists like Alan Moore and Grant Morrison who deconstructed the genre in the 1980's, in addition to films like BLACK PANTHER or current creators Gabby Rivera and G. Willow Wilson who have resurrected superheroes with influence from gender studies, postmodernism, and more. Please note that students registered for this class will be expected to buy a few comics that are only available digitally. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the Writing Across the Curriculum Writing Intensive requirement.
4 Credits