Listed in: History, as HIST-252 | Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, as SWAG-252
Christine N. Peralta (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 252 [US/TE/TR/TS/C] and SWAG 252) What can we learn about MLK and Malcolm X and from Magneto and Professor X? What can we learn about gendered and racialized depictions within comic books? As a catalyst to encourage looking at history from different vantage points, we will put comic books in conversation with the history of race and empire in the United States. Sometimes we will read comic books as primary sources and products of a particular historical moment, and other times we will be reading them as powerful and yet imperfect critiques of imperialism and racial inequality in U.S. history. Besides comic books, this course uses a wide range of material including academic texts, traditional primary source documents, and multi-media sources.
Limited to 38 students. Spring semester. Professor Peralta.
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTTM FDRS | Ezra Claytan | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The best we could do : an illustrated memoir | Thi Bui | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery | Mat Johnson | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Comfort woman : a Filipina’s story of prostitution and slavery under the Japanese military | Maria Rosa Henson | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Grass | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.