ART 228 - Creating the Comic-Strip Novel

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Integrated Arts What was once dismissed as "comic book" arthas emerged as a genre capable of expressing a full range of profound human emotion. Art Spiegelman ( Maus) and Ben Katchor ( Cheap Novelties) have given new credibility to the notion of serious fiction in which serial drawings are as essential as text. In this course students use the "strip" format to produce two short piecesand one longer piece of original picture fiction or reportage-developing a story line and dialogue, executing the drawings and text, and making the finished art. Prerequisite: some demonstrated competence in drawing.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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