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SUMMER 2004
XLIT 162-01: Examining Comic Books as Literature
Tuesday evenings, 7:45 - 9:15pm
Beginning June 15 - August 10
Georgetown University main campus, Washington DC
Instructor: A. David Lewis
(Open to both current GU students and non-GU participants.)

Welcome to the revised (reinked?) version of XLIT-162, fresh off its much-raved initial semester. This time around, the original groundwork in Semiotics, Deconstruction, Queer Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory and Reader-Response will also be combined with Post-Colonialism, Post-Structuralism, and Marxism -- not to mention the works of Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and other rising stars. Veterans of the original class as well as new students are entirely welcome; no background in either Literary Theory or comic books is required -- just a voarcious appetite for reading, an open and eager mind for learning, and 1.5 hours of your time per week!

(In addition, check out the other Summer '04 offering "Comic Book Scriptwriting" with A. David Lewis.)

For more information, visit Georgetown University SSCE or contact A. David Lewis directly.

SPRING 2004
XLIT 162-01: Examining Comic Books as Literature
Tuesday evenings, 7:45 - 9:15pm
Beginning Feb 3 - March 30, 2004
Georgetown University main campus, Washington DC
Instructor: A. David Lewis
(Open to both current GU students and non-GU participants.)

When was the last time you read a comic book? As a legitimate storytelling medium, comic books have a largely unrecognized potential for being genuine literature, despite a wealth of scholarly work unknowingly available to interested students. The industry is at a crossroads where exploration of its academic value would be a boon, and, while the trade paperback repackaging of monthly comics are found in commercial bookstores, few customers give them the same consideration as Dickens or even Stephen King. This class, open to both new and long-time readers, will (re)introduce participants to several of the most celebrated trade paperback collections of comics over the last 20 years and employ literary theory, psychoanalytical theory, myth criticism, industry studies, and the possibility of visiting professionals to experience the medium in a whole new light.

	Sample Texts Planned:
		Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross MAUS by Art Spiegelman Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons 9-11: Emergency Relief by various artists …and in-class hand-outs

For more information, visit Georgetown University SSCE or contact A. David Lewis directly.