TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Seda Şen
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to use the elements and terms related to comics, comic books, and graphic novels 2) learn the historical development of graphic narratives and will be able to link them to the cultural, intellectual and political changes in America. 3) will be able to use techniques of close reading and academic research used for graphic narratives
MODE OF DELIVERY	E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to teach students the literary terms of graphic novels, to highlight the development of social and historical issues that make up the foundations of American culture and their representations in the graphic novel, and to further emphasize the position of the graphic novel within American literature.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course & Overview of the Syllabus; A Brief History of Comics, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels 2nd Week Vocabulary of Comics, Example Short Readings 3rd Week Critical Approaches to Graphic Narratives 4th Week Horror Comics: Example Readings from The Dark Horse Book of Horror (2017) 5th Week Example Reading: I Hate Fairyland (2015) by Skottie Young 6th Week Midterm I + Project Submission 7th Week The Superhero Genre, A Brief History; Umberto Eco, ?The Myth of Superman,? pp. 146-164 8th Week The Superhero Genre and its Cultural Significance: Example readings from the series Captain America and The Batman; Mila Bongco, ?Reading Comics,? pp. 85-123 9th Week Deconstructing Superheroes: Example Readings from Marvel 1602 (2003) and The Boys (2006) 10th Week Will Eisner ?A Contract with God? 11th Week Art Spiegelman MAUS I, End of Semester Assignment Deadline 12th Week Art Spiegelman MAUS I
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Duncan, Randy ve Matthew J. Smith. Power of Comics: History, Form, and Culture. Continuum, 2009. Eisner, Will. Comics and Sequential Art. Poorhouse Press, 1985. Eisner, Will. Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist. W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. McCloud, Scott. Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form. Harper-Perennial, 2000. McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. Harper-Perennial, 1994.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Project 1 15 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No