Graphic Women is the title of Hillary L. Chute’s 2010 study of autobiographical comic by female creators such as Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Phoebe Gloeckner, Lynda Barry, and Alison Bechdel. Inspired by Chute’s readings of these authors, we will analyze graphic narratives by North American women creators in this course, including those studied by Chute, as well as Trina Robbins, Roberta Gregory, Jessica Abel, and Thi Bui. The aim of this course is threefold: you will learn the basic tools of comics analysis, familiarize yourself with major theories and concepts from gender studies, and acquaint yourself with the cultural and historical contexts in which the works by these graphic women were produced and received.
- Dozent/in: Daniel Stein