[Comicsstudiessociety] UCLA Rare Book Library course in DC - The Social and Material Lives of Comic Art, or, How Comics Get Around

[Mike Rhode]

 UCLA Rare Book Library course in DC - The Social and Material Lives of
Comic Art, or, How Comics Get Around
*The Social and Material Lives of Comic Art, or, How Comics Get Around*
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Course Information

*Instructor:* Charles Hatfield
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*Location:* Smithsonian / Washington D.C.
*Mode:* In-person
*Dates:* August 14 – August 18
*Tuition:* $1200.00
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Description

Popular yet personal, branded as trivial yet rich with meaning, comics are
more than cultural scraps or leftovers. In fact, comics are everywhere:
they are art objects, storying machines, readable games, tools for
disseminating knowledge, and platforms for worldbuilding and political
argument. Whether viewed as historical artifacts or distinctive literary
and artistic works, comics carry culture with them. In this workshop, we
will study how comics move through the world, socially and materially, how
they can make a difference in the world, and how we, as teachers,
researchers, and creators, can use them.

Comic art has a complex social life. Comic books, graphic novels, strips,
and cartoons come in varied material (and now digital) forms and reach
diverse readerships. Many are thought to be ephemeral, as disposable as
yesterday's newspapers or tweets; some are built to last. Many last despite
their seeming ephemerality, archived by collectors, fans, and,
increasingly, archiving professionals and research libraries. Conserving,
organizing, and accessing these artifacts can be a challenge but also a
profound pleasure; comics offer us opportunities for creative engagement as
well as deep research. Our workshop will study how comics come to be, how
they circulate, where and how they are archived, and how we may teach with
them.

We will focus on comics' physical materiality, on firsthand experience and
"show and tell." Our hands-on sessions will mix varied forms of nineteenth,
twentieth, and twenty-first century comic art, from newspaper pages to
comic magazines, from graphic novels to minicomix, zines, and webcomics.
Drawing on the resources of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, we will
explore the material and social histories of comics, the idiosyncrasies of
comics production, including differences among American, European, and
Japanese traditions, and how comics have been shored against time by
collectors. We will consider comics as products of various industries,
cultures, and social scenes—as historic artifacts, yes, but also urgent
dispatches from the here and now. Participants will come out of this
workshop knowing:

   - the distinctions among various genres of comics (including comic
   strips, comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and minicomics) and how
   they look and feel
   - the various ways comics are produced and circulated, by whom, and
   under what conditions
   - how to find and access comics in archives
   - how we can deploy comics in teaching
   - how comics can elevate marginalized and minoritized identities and
   serve as vehicles for social protest and transformation
   - overall, how comics move through and "trouble" the world, in the best
   senses of that word.

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Requirements

I will share a list of pre-readings with participants prior to the course.
We will read further materials during our week together. In addition,
everyone should prepare a brief (one or two-page) written or comics-style
introduction to themselves, to be shared no later than our first meeting.
Expect to participate in class discussions, take part in various site
visits, and interact with, and prepare questions, for our guest speakers
(comics and archiving experts from the greater Washington, D.C. area).
Sketchnoting or keeping a comics diary will be encouraged.

Feel free to email me with questions at charles.hatfield at csun.edu.
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Offered

2023
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Credit

Completion of this course helps to meet credits for one of the following
certificate requirements:

   - 1 of 3 elective credit courses for Certificate in Rare Books and
   Manuscripts, or
   - 1 of 2 elective credit courses for Certificate in Librarianship,
   Activism, and Justice

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