AMS 5 - Comics, Power, and Society

    Recent Professors
    Louis E. Schubert
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2022
    Class Size
    45 students
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of AMS 5
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4G · CSU GE Area D7 · CSU GE Area C2 · UCTCA Area 3B · UCTCA Area 4G · UCTCA Area UC-H · UCTCA Area UC-B · UCTCA Area UCTCA · UCTCA Area 4
    Description
    ESL 188 An introduction to the social sciences using the medium of comic books, graphic novels, and sequential art-related media illustrating central social science concepts. Examination of power, powerlessness, and superpower. Past and present impact on a diverse American soci- ety by comic books, graphic novels, sequential art, and animation as artistic expressions and representations of socio-political issues. UC/CSU
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:10am–12:25pm, Mon Wed Fri 11:10am–12:00pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:25pm, Tue Thu 12:10pm–1:25pm