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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2026
College GLAP
Course Code OW409
Theme・Subtitle Graphic Narrative (1): Will Eisner and Art Spiegelman
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Tue.3
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Credits 2
Course Number GLA3211
Language English
Class Registration Method Lottery Registration(定員:4人/ Capacity:4)
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation ×(履修中止不可/ Not eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
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Notes

【Course Objectives】

The objectives of this course are:
(1) to describe the methods and means of critically interpreting the
cultural/literary/narrative content of the graphic novel;
(2) to consider the medium of comics as a form of literary
text;
(3) to guide the student through the basics of writing a coherent critical analysis.

【Course Contents】

In the first semester of this course, the students will be introduced to the basics of visual literacy and the narratology of graphic texts. By focusing on the structure and visual language in Will Eisner’s A Contract with God (1978) and Art Spiegelman’s Maus (1980), this course will allow the students an opportunity to analyze and critique the American graphic novel.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Week 1: Course schedule and general introduction
Reading: Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics (Part One)
2 Week 2: Structure and Visual Vocabulary
Reading: Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics (Part Two)
3 Week 3: Sequence and Closure
Reading: Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics (Part Three)
4 Week 4: Will Eisner
Reading: A Contract with God (Part One)
5 Week 5: Will Eisner
Reading: A Contract with God (Part Two)
6 Week 6: Will Eisner
Reading: A Contract with God (Part Three)
7 Week 7: Will Eisner
Reading: A Contract with God (Parts Four and Five)
8 Week 8: Art Spiegelman
Reading: Maus (Part One)
9 Week 9: Art Spiegelman
Reading: Maus (Part Two)
10 Week 10: Art Spiegelman
Reading: Maus (Part Three)
11 Week 11: Art Spiegelman
Reading: Maus (Part Four)
12 Week 12: Art Spiegelman
Reading: Maus (Part Five)
13 Final Presentations (1)
14 Final Presentations (2)

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Students will have reading assignments every week and will engage in research for the final report. Each session of the course will require at least 1~2 hours of reading, writing, and/or other preparation.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 In-class Assignments(30%)
Presentations(30%)
Final Essay(40%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
All reading materials will be provided by the professor.

【参考文献 / Readings】

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

Some of the materials will be distributed as PDF files (via Canvas LMS), so regular use of a computer and/or tablet will be necessary.

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】