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Journal Assignments:
To repeat from the syllabus: 
In order to get a sense of comic books and culture (current or historical), you have to read comic books.  Now I wouldn’t be at all surprised to discover that many of you read tens of comic books every week.  If so, then the reading part of these assignments should be no sweat.  But in order to ensure that you’re all reading comics – and doing so with a somewhat critical eye – I’m asking that you write me a one-page journal entry every week, on a single comic book issue of your own choosing, that does the following: (a) provides a brief, one-paragraph summary of the characters and plot, and (b) reflects on a theme or conflict or aspect of American culture that the issue addresses (1-2 paragraphs).
    Some provisos:

• A number of contemporary comics rely on big panels and relatively little text.  Try to pick a comic with some textual “substance.”
• Pick a variety of comics over the course of the semester – not all the same title, not all in the same genre (i.e., not all superhero comics), not all from the same publisher, etc.

These journal assignments are due every Tuesday at the beginning of class.  Late journal entries will not be accepted for any reason. 

Sample journal entries: 

Nightwing #100 by Jess Miles
Powerless #1 by Tommy Walling
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Lynn-Cee Faulk
Strangers in Paradise v3 #4 by Reinaldo Joseph

Research Paper Assignment:

The full text of the research paper writing assignment is here.

Books on Reserve:

The list of books currently on reserve in the Henderson Library can be found here.

And don't forget about your most important resource,
the University Writing Center,
1119 Forest Dr. Bldg, 871-1413:

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