2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ENGL 200H - Superheroes in Literature and Culture


Credits: 4
This course will look at the rise and evolution of one of 20th Century America’s most prevalent figures, the superhero. Students will examine the philosophical and cultural problems that costumed heroes provoke by looking at the recent wave of superhero novels, films, and academic analyses, as well as by looking at comics and graphic novels.
General Education Area: Fine Arts, Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 and Membership in Bascom Honors Program