Debating Cultures: Afrodescendants in Comic Books and Graphic Novels

3 units

This course will explore the representation of people of African descent in comic books and graphic novels from Spain and Latin America. These will include comic books about Afro-Latin Americans and black Spaniards as well as comic books and graphic novels by black artists and writers from these regions. Students will learn how to engage academically with these two literary genres while reading and conducting research about the histories and cultures of Afrodescendants in the Iberian world. Topics of discussion will include: race, slavery, representation, and black resistance. Prior or concurrent enrollment in Spanish 303 is required. Students who have taken more than two Spanish culture or literature classes are not allowed in this course and must proceed to a Researching Cultures class.