Home School	University of North Texas
Class Name	Seminar in Graphic Novels and Comics for Youth and Adults
Class Number	SLIS 5415
Course Tool	Blackboard
Class Section	005
Faculty	Dr. Elizabeth Figa
Credits	3 Credit Hours
Class Description	The history and development of comic books, graphic novels, their subgenres as literature. Role in western and international societies and cultures. Issues of youth/adult readership and literacy. Race, gender, politics, violent content issues. Presence in popular culture, the Internet, art forms, and translation into movies. Selection tools, policies, collection development, and censorship. Comic and graphic novels programming in libraries and schools.
Seats	5
Delivery	Asynchronous
Start and End Date	6/8/2015 - 7/9/2015
Last Add Day	4/30/2015
Residency Start and End Date	No Residency
Class Disclaimer	The University of North Texas uses Blackboard Learn as the learning management system. You can access the portal at https://learn.unt.edu. Visit the Blackboard On Demand Learning Center https://ondemand.blackboard.com/students.htm for short how-to videos on using Blackboard as a student. There is also a link to helpful information regarding the UNT BB Learn tool https://www.unt.edu/helpdesk/bblearn During the week prior to the start of classes, you will receive an e-mail with your UNT course and login information.