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Be able to deploy a range of different methods for analyzing comics (including formal technique, genre, authorship, and intertextual analysis)
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Grasp how comics tell stories through words and images
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Be able to describe the basic vocabulary of graphic storytelling
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Be familiar with the core figures who shaped the history of comics as a medium
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Discuss the continuing relevance of the superhero genre as an window into understanding American life.
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Be aware of the differences between American comics and the graphic traditions of other leading comics-producing countries, including Japan and France
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Understand the differences between mainstream, independent, and underground comics traditions
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Understand the relationship between the comic strip and comic book traditions
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Developed a model for thinking about the ways comics have been a vehicle for journalism, history, autobiography, and social commentary
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Explain how contemporary comics artists have built upon materials borrowed from the larger tradition, using past themes and icons to shed light on contemporary culture
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