MANGA
Surveys the manga (Japanese comicbook) from its precursors in premodern woodblock-printed booklets to its contemporary manifestations in subgenres like shonen, gekiga, mecha, and shojo. Draws upon critical writings on visual culture, literature, and visual-verbal narrative. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 376 prior to Fall 2019
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ASIALANG 104 or placement into ASIALANG 203 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop cultural awareness across historical epochs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Synthesize and critically evaluate source materials in Japanese as well as in English. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explicate the significance of the topic in a historical, comparative, and global context. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate knowledge of the subject to a variety of audiences. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop cultural awareness across historical epochs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Synthesize and critically evaluate source materials in Japanese as well as in English. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explicate the significance of the topic in a historical, comparative, and global context. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate knowledge of the subject to a variety of audiences. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027