Course detail

Comics - History and Present - winter

FaVU-KOHISO-ZAcad. year: 2016/2017

Series of lectures focused on specific means of expression of comics.
Lectures reflect:
1) Linear history of media (from the 19th century until the present time) with the samples of works by key authors
2) Critical reflection of comics (from the notes of Rudolp Topffer to present theoretic studies of Scott McCloud or Thierry Groensteen)

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Pavel Ryška, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Development of comics from the first comic strips in English humoristic journals to contemporary graphic novels.
Connections and relations between comics and animated cartoons, literature and fine arts.

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions for credit: 60% attendance in lectures.

Course curriculum

1) What is comics.
General characteristics of the medium and its definition.
Theoretic works on comics: Will Eisner, Comics and Sequentional Art
Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics
2) First comics.
From humoristic caricature to the first comic strips: (British caricature - T. Rowlandson, J. Tenniel. Journals like Punch, Ally Sloper etc. Comics of the first decade of the 20th century.
3) Comics and film.
Film animation and syntax in comics. Pioneers of animated film - Blackton, McCay, Disney. Comics as film model.
4) Manga and anime.
Japanese animators.
5) European and American comics in 1940s and 1950s.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To make students familiar with the essential part of the 20th century pop culture.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures are optional.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Pavel Ryška, Ph.D.

Syllabus

rozvrh přednášek v zimním semestru:

I. (6.10.)
Co je to komiks

Obecná charakteristika média a přehled definicí komiksu
(David Kunzle, Bill Blackbeard...)
Další důležité pojmy v teorii komiksu: viněta, strip, multirámec, arch, album...
Teoretické práce o výrazových prostředcích komiksu
Will Eisner: Comics and Sequentional Art
Scott McCloud: Understanding comics
Thierry Groensteen: Stavba komiksu

II. (20.10.)
Komiksy 19. stol.

Komiksy před érou komiksů (14540 - 1900)
Od karikatury k prvním stripům
Grafické série W.Hogartha: A Harlot´s Progress
Britská karikatura: T.Rowlandson, J.Tenniel
Humoristické; magazíny: Punch, Puck
Charles Ross a Marie Duval: Ally Sloper
Americké komiksy: R.F.Outcault, The Yellow Kids

III. (3.11.)
Komiks a moderní umění

L.Feininger, G.Herriman - evropská avantgarda a americký komiks
Filmová animace a syntax v komiksu
Průkopníci filmové animace - J.S.Blackton, W.McCay
Krazy Kat tištěný a animovaný
W.Disney, studiová práce

IV. (17.11., termín bude nahrazen)
Komiks a film

Viněta v komiksu, filmový záběr
Co najdeme mezi vinětami?
Komiks a animovaný film
Komiksy jako filmová předloha (Maska, X-Men, Hulk, Sin City...)

V. (1.12.)
Manga a anime

Historie termínu (K.Hokusai)
Moderní manga (O.Tezuka: Tetsuwan Atom)
Japonští animátoři (Katsuhiro Ôtomo: Akira,
H.Myiazaki: Tonari no totoro, O. Tezuka: Metropolis)

VI.(15.12.)
Manga II.

Japonský underground
Nekojiro-sou (Cat soup)
Norimizu Ameya, Juniko Mizuno, Suehiro Maruo...