POP Struggle - The Class
From the Syllabus:
This course is about understanding how state repression (genocide, human rights violation, counter-insurgency and protest policing) and political dissent (e.g., demonstrations, boycotts, terrorism, insurgency and sit-ins) are dealt with in diverse aspects of popular culture – graphic novels and film. It is maintained that these diverse windows on the culture provide important information about what a specific society believes is important as well as how problems are dealt with and resolved. For example, graphic novels and film tell us about why repression and dissent occur, who participates, when things are undertaken and how they take place. This informs us about when such activities are legitimate and illegitimate thereby influencing how we understand the most essential aspects of human freedom and domination. We will explore particularly American stories of repression and dissent. We will then venture to create our own.
Expectations
The course seeks to develop the general understanding of the student with regard to what can be classified as state repression and political dissent as well as what aspects of these phenomenon are dealt with in popular culture. Specifically, the student of this course will be able to comprehend
This course is about understanding how state repression (genocide, human rights violation, counter-insurgency and protest policing) and political dissent (e.g., demonstrations, boycotts, terrorism, insurgency and sit-ins) are dealt with in diverse aspects of popular culture – graphic novels and film. It is maintained that these diverse windows on the culture provide important information about what a specific society believes is important as well as how problems are dealt with and resolved. For example, graphic novels and film tell us about why repression and dissent occur, who participates, when things are undertaken and how they take place. This informs us about when such activities are legitimate and illegitimate thereby influencing how we understand the most essential aspects of human freedom and domination. We will explore particularly American stories of repression and dissent. We will then venture to create our own.
Expectations
The course seeks to develop the general understanding of the student with regard to what can be classified as state repression and political dissent as well as what aspects of these phenomenon are dealt with in popular culture. Specifically, the student of this course will be able to comprehend
- What are the Actions involved
- Who are the Perpetrator(s)
- Who are the Victim(s)
- Who are the Target(s)
- What are the Objective(s)
- What is covered in Graphic Novels and Film
- How do these characterizations differ (if at all)
- What is specifically American about the representations
- What is covered within Other Cultures
Final Projects: Make an original graphic novel/comic (Sample Covers & Backs)
Syllabus for 2014 Class
| pop_struggle_-_repression_and_dissent_in_comics_film_and_graphic_novels_2014.pdf |
Syllabus for 2012 Class
| pop_struggle_-_repression_and_dissent_in_film_and_graphic_novels_2012.docx |
