BKA150 Faster than death - selected topics in south slavic comics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:40 D31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předpokladem je především zájem o tematiku předmětu. Znalost jihoslovanských jazyků není vyžadována - studijní texty budou zpřístupněny i v českém či anglickém překladu.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 49 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/49, only registered: 0/49, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/49
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide a survey of the development of the south slavic comics since the end of the world war I until the beginning of the 21st century. Key names, works and milestones of the history of the comic art in south slavic region will be introduced to students. At the end of the course student will be able to understand the situation of the comic art in the slavic Balkan countries.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to the comics studies
  • 2) Andrija Maurović and the beginnings of the south slavic comics
  • 3) Comics in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  • 4) Partisan comics
  • 5) The "Novi Kvadrat" group
  • 6) Intermezzo I: Zagor, Alan Ford and the italian comics success in the SFRY
  • 7) Novi Sad comics group
  • 8) Short history of the bulgarian comics
  • 9) Civil war in Yugoslavia in the comics
  • 10) Intermezzo II: Civil war in Yugoslavia in the foreighn comics
  • 11) Nebojša vs. Daredevil – south slavic comics superheroes
  • 12) Danijel Žeželj and "comics noir"
  • 13) Fanzines and magazines
  • 14) Dubravko Mataković's generation
  • 15) Contemporary serbian comics
  • 16) Other
Literature
    required literature
  • KOŘÍNEK, Pavel, Martin FORET and Michal JAREŠ. V panelech a bublinách : kapitoly z teorie komiksu. Vydání první. Praha: Akropolis, 2015, 447 stran. ISBN 9788074701139. info
    recommended literature
  • DRAGINČIĆ, Slavko – ZUPAN, Zdravko. Istorija jugoslovenskog stripa I : do 1941. godine. Novi Sad: Forum, 1986.
  • IVKOV, Slobodan. 60 godina stripa u Srbiji. Subotica : Likovni susret, 1995 (monografija izložbe).
  • Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. Keith Booker, M. (ed.), Greenwood Press, 2010.
  • Stein, Daniel – Thon, Jan-Noël (eds.) 2013 From Comic Strips to Graphic Novels. Contributions to the Theory and History of Graphic Narrative (Berlin – Boston: Walter de Gruyter)
  • MCCLOUD, Scott. Jak rozumět komiksu (Understanding Comics : The Invisible Art). Praha: BB/art, 2008, 216 pp. ISBN 978-80-7381-419-9. comicsDB.cz McCloudův web o knize info
    not specified
  • Smith, Matthew J. – Duncan, Randy 2011 Critical Approaches to Comics. Theories and Methods (New York – Abingdon: Routledge)
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading, class discussion, oral presentation
Assessment methods
Prerequisites for granting the credit: regular attendance (maximum of 3 absences during a semester) and thorough home preparation on weekly basis, participation in class discussion, oral presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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