Queer Graphic Narratives

Catalog description

This course will investigate the complexities of queer and trans identities as they are represented within the specific form of artistic production that is graphic narratives. Content will focus on how the blending of image and text within mainstream and independently created graphic narratives functions artistically to both create and express meaning. The course will pay particular attention to works created by openly queer and trans artists and how those artists use the artistic medium of graphic narratives to reclaim narrative agency. Students will analyze these artistic narratives in their social, historical, and cultural contexts to better understand how form and context artistically combine to present new opportunities for communicating a greater diversity of queer and trans experiences.