Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
HAAR0160-1  
History of comics
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general4
Master in communication (120 ECTS)4
Master in philosophy (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Frédéric Paques
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
In thirty class meetings, we will cover the history of comics beginning with their earliest beginnings (the Swiss Rodolphe Toeppfer, the German Wilhelm Busch and the Frenchman Christophe) up to the present day and even the present moment. Since we cannot be exhaustive regarding this subject, the course will will particularly emphasize the contribution of American comics and of Franco-Belgian comic books (Tintin, Spirou, Vaillant, Pilote). The complexity of this logo-iconic genre and its principal lines of force are at the center of the course, which combines various approaches - semiotic, aesthetic, sociological, anthropological and narratological.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Secretary's office
04 366 53 83