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Popular Culture and Narrative: Literature, Comics, and Culture

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21L.430
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2015English
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In this course, we will investigate popular culture and narrative by focusing on the relationship between literary texts and comics. Several questions shape the syllabus and provide a framework for approaching the course materials: How do familiar aspects of comics trace their origins to literary texts and broader cultural concerns? How have classic comics gone on to influence literary fiction?

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