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 | 8/26/2019 | Introductions, Background and History | |
| W | 8/28/2019 |
Töpffer, Rodolphe, “The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck”
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| F | 8/30/2019 | Winsor McCay and George Herriman, Selections | ||
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Week 2
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M | 9/2/2019 | LABOR DAY | |
| W | 9/4/2019 | Masereel, Frans. The City (Canvas) | Webcomic Groups Assigned | |
| F | 9/6/2019 | Masereel, Frans. The City (Canvas) | ||
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Week 3
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M | 9/9/2019 | Eisner, Will. A Contract with God | |
| W | 9/11/2019 | Eisner, Will. A Contract with God | ||
| F | 9/13/2019 | Eisner, Will. A Contract with God | ||
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Week 4
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M | 9/16/2019 |
McCloud, Scott. “Setting the Record Straight” (Canvas)
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| W | 9/18/2019 | McCloud, Scott. “Blood in the Gutter” (Canvas) | ||
| F | 9/20/2019 |
Groensteen, Thierry. “The Spatio-Topical System” (Canvas)
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Week 5
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M | 9/23/2019 |
Donald Duck in “Vacation Time”‘ and “Narrative in Vacation Time” by Donald Ault
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| W | 9/25/2019 | Introducing Watchmen | Disassembly Due | |
| F | 9/27/2019 | Watchmen, Chapter I | ||
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Week 6
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M | 9/30/2019 | Watchmen, Chapters II, III, IV | |
| W | 10/2/2019 | Watchmen, Chapter V “Paneling Parallax: The Fearful Symmetry of William Blake and Alan Moore“ |
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| F | 10/4/2019 | Watchmen, Chapter VI | ||
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Week 7
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M | 10/7/2019 | Watchmen, Chapters VII, VIII | Comic Proposal Due |
| W | 10/9/2019 | Watchmen, Chapters IX, X | ||
| F | 10/11/2019 | Watchmen, Chapters XI and XII | ||
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Week 8
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M | 10/14/2019 | FALL BREAK | |
| W | 10/16/2019 | HERE | ||
| F | 10/18/2019 | HERE, “Chris Ware on Here” | ||
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Week 9
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M | 10/21/2019 | HERE | |
| W | 10/23/2019 | Through the Woods | Webcomic Publishing Begins | |
| F | 10/25/2019 | Through the Woods | ||
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Week 10
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M | 10/28/2019 | Through the Woods | |
| W | 10/30/2019 | Fun Home | ||
| F | 11/1/2019 | Fun Home | ||
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Week 11
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M | 11/4/2019 | Fun Home | |
| W | 11/6/2019 | Fun Home | ||
| F | 11/8/2019 | Fun Home | ||
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Week 12
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M | 11/11/2019 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters | Webcomic Publishing Ends |
| W | 11/13/2019 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters | ||
| F | 11/15/2019 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters | ||
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Week 13
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M | 11/18/2019 | Webcomic Presentations | |
| W | 11/20/2019 | Squirrel Girl | ||
| F | 11/22/2019 | Squirrel Girl | ||
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Week 14
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M | 11/25/2019 | Squirrel Girl | |
| W | 11/27/2019 | THANKSGIVING | ||
| F | 11/29/2019 | THANKSGIVING | ||
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Week 15
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M | 12/2/2019 | The Best We Could Do | Bibliography Due |
| W | 12/4/2019 | The Best We Could Do | ||
| F | 12/6/2019 | The Best We Could Do |