CJBC807 How to Read Comics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Bláha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 zrusena M25
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
Course objectives
This course will make students familiar with the theoretical concept of comics, its development and it will also focus on practising interpretative skills connected with this interdisciplinary genre and a specific narrative mode. Attention will be paid to both Czech and foreign works. At the end of the course students will: orientate themselves in contemporary comics production; be familiar with important authors; be able to reflect the composition and structure of individual works in a greater detail and will be able to interpret the comics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Development of comics in the world and in our country
  • 2. Overview of our comics publishers, magazines, websites and accessible secondary literature
  • 3. Comics for children and youth
  • 4. Adventurous comics
  • 5. Kája Saudek
  • 6. Autobiographical comics
  • 7. Asian comics
  • 8. Underground and experimental comics
Literature
  • EISNER, Will. Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008, 164 pp. ISBN 0-393-33126-1. info
  • 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
  • WOLK, Douglas. Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean. Philadelphia: Da Capo Press, 2008, 416 pp. ISBN 0-306-81616-4. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Skeptikové a těšitelé. Translated by Zdeněk Frýbort. Vydání 1. Praha: Argo, 2006, 367 stran. ISBN 8072037064. info
  • GROENSTEEN, Thierry. Stavba komiksu. Translated by Barbora Antonová. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2005, 218 s. ISBN 8072941410. info
Teaching methods
seminar, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Seminars are based on discussions, reading of the list of literature and its interpretation in the class. Credit requirements: active participation in discussions, oral presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2015.
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