Religious Studies - Supergods: Religion and Comics

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This course will explore the idea that comic books are a unique art form capable of expressing ideas in ways that prose, poetry, and film cannot. These include religious ideas, and the history of comics are full of examples of powerful religious and anti-religious ideas from around the world. Topics may include: how to read comics as literature, examples of comics dealing with major issues and ideas in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and traditional Native American religions, and the relationships between superheroes and gods.