BLACK SUPERHEROES

Catalog description

This course provides an analytic history of the diverse contributions of Black artists to the medium of comics. Covering comic books, superhero comics, graphic novels, cartoon strips and video games from the early 20th century to the present, this course explores the ways in which such themes as the Black experience, gender identity, politics and social media have been represented. This course also places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture.