From This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Graphic Guide to Governance by The Center for Cartoon Studies (2019)
[I]n a media-saturated world in which a huge preponderance of the world’s news images are controlled and diffused by a handful of men…a stream of comic book images and words, assertively etched…can provide a remarkable antidote.
–Edward Said, Introduction to Palestine by Joe Sacco
This course examines the graphic narrative in terms of how each author/illustrator employs narrative elements (plotting, structure, characterization, text, and visuals) to express social realities within the context of democratic ideals. The primary focus is on texts that explore themes of democracy and Latinidades. Throughout the course, students have the opportunity to create their own graphic narratives, either digitally or in print.
Semester: Fall 2017
Instructor: Nelly Rosario
demosartists:
Kimberly Andreassen
Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli
Caroline Charles
Amanni Fernandez
Quess Green
Karen Linares
Dalia Luque
Katrina Martinez
Leonel Martinez
Sohum Patnaik
Nohely Peraza
Cecilia Pou Jove
Claudia Reyes
Miranda Villanueva