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WGSS 335: Queer Comix & Graphic Novels

Women, Gender & Sexuality Stdy · 5 credits

From the alternate kinship models of superheroes and other protagonists to the marginalization of comics’ visual and narrative production as “less than” art, to the courting of outsider audiences in the formation of various counterpublics, comics have always been queer. In this course, we will closely read, respond to, and analyze a wide range of texts in order to gain some understanding of how comics are situated in historical, cultural, social, and political contexts. Students will exercise and refine textual and cultural analysis skills by examining how an author utilizes context, form, visual cues, language, and other elements of sequential art.

Offered in 3 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2025 to Spring 2027).

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WGSS 211 or WGSS 212 or WGSS 213

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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