This is a tentative, high-level schedule intended to convey the general time frame for each major work we’re studying this semester.
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Week 1
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M | 8/24/2020 | Introductions, Background and History | ||
| W | 8/26/2020 | More logistics, more introductions | |||
| F | 8/28/2020 |
Töpffer, Rodolphe, “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck”
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Week 2
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M | 8/31/2020 | Winsor McCay and George Herriman, Introduced | ||
| W | 9/2/2020 | Winsor McCay and George Herriman, Selections | Webcomic Groups Assigned | ||
| F | 9/4/2020 | Masereel, Frans. The City (Canvas) | |||
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Week 3
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M | 9/7/2020 | Masereel, Frans. The City (Canvas) Introducing the Disassembly assignment. |
Blogging: Instagramming: |
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| W | 9/9/2020 | McCloud, Scott. “Setting the Record Straight” (Canvas) | |||
| F | 9/11/2020 | CLASS CANCELLED | |||
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Week 4
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M | 9/14/2020 | McCloud, Scott. “Blood in the Gutter” (Canvas) | ||
| W | 9/16/2020 | Groensteen, Thierry. “The Spatio-Topical System” (Canvas) | |||
| F | 9/18/2020 |
Donald Duck in “Vacation Time”‘ and “Narrative in Vacation Time” by Donald Ault
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Week 5
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M | 9/21/2020 |
Introducing Watchmen
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Blogging: Instagramming:
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| W | 9/23/2020 | Watchmen, Chapter I | Disassembly Due | ||
| F | 9/25/2020 | Watchmen, Chapters II, III, IV | |||
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Week 6
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M | 9/28/2020 | Watchmen, Chapter V “Paneling Parallax: The Fearful Symmetry of William Blake and Alan Moore“ |
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| W | 9/30/2020 | Watchmen, Chapter VI | |||
| F | 10/2/2020 | Watchmen, Chapters VII, VIII | |||
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Week 7
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M | 10/5/2020 | Watchmen, Chapters IX, X | Comic Proposal Due |
Blogging: Instagramming: |
| W | 10/7/2020 | Watchmen, Chapters XI and XII | |||
| F | 10/9/2020 |
Choose One Of: Watchmen (2019 series), Watchmen (2009 film), Doomsday Clock (DC comic series) |
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Week 8
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M | 10/12/2020 | Introducing Ms. Marvel: No Normal | ||
| W | 10/14/2020 | Ms. Marvel: No Normal | |||
| F | 10/16/2020 | Ms. Marvel: No Normal | |||
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Week 9
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M | 10/19/2020 | Introducing March Book 2 |
Blogging: Instagramming:
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| W | 10/21/2020 | March Book 2 | Webcomic Publishing Begins | ||
| F | 10/23/2020 | March Book 2 | |||
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Week 10
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M | 10/26/2020 | Introducing Stuck Rubber Baby | ||
| W | 10/28/2020 | Stuck Rubber Baby | |||
| F | 10/30/2020 | Stuck Rubber Baby | |||
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Week 11
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M | 11/2/2020 | Introducing Nat Turner |
Blogging: Instagramming: |
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| W | 11/4/2020 | Nat Turner | |||
| F | 11/6/2020 | Nat Turner | |||
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Week 12
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M | 11/9/2020 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters | Webcomic Publishing Ends | |
| W | 11/11/2020 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters  |
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| F | 11/13/2020 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters |
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Week 13
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M | 11/16/2020 | Webcomic Presentations | ||
| W | 11/18/2020 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters |
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| F | 11/20/2020 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters (finish) | |||
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Week 14
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M | 11/23/2020 | THANKSGIVING | ||
| W | 11/25/2020 | THANKSGIVING | |||
| F | 11/27/2020 | THANKSGIVING | |||
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Week 15
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M | 11/30/2020 | House of Whispers, Vol 1. | Bibliography Due | |
| W | 12/2/2020 | House of Whispers, Vol 1. | |||
| F | 12/4/2020 | House of Whispers, Vol 1. |