Dieses Jahr gibt es das erste mal im Wintersemster ein “Comic-Seminar” für Anglistik-Studenten der Universität Bielefeld . Der Fokus liegt hier auf Shakespeare Adaptionen und Interpretationen im Medium Comics.
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Universität Bielefeld
eKVV 2011
Summer semester, eKVV 2011: “Graphic Storytelling”
“Comics have been a popular entertainment medium in American culture since the end of the 19th century. Unlike films, comics do not aim to give an illusion of reality; they are a medium which selects, distorts, segments, exaggerates, and satirizes, offering revealing perspectives on society. In addition to examining comics as cultural phenomena though, this course will also be concerned with comic theory – and comic practice.
Today comics and cartoons are omnipresent in digital and print media. Graphics not only augment but indeed replace text. Some of the biggest American corporations (e.g. Google) routinely communicate with their customers through text-picture combinations. Indeed, the ability to create and comprehend combinations of graphic and text is a vital facet of contemporary literacy. Grasping how “sequential art” is produced is a necessary prerequisite to understanding how graphics enhance text, interact with it, and serve as essential carriers of information in their own right. For this reason, a major component of the seminar will be a practical course in comic-illustration, with which the theoretical and cultural components will be interwoven.
Professional illustrator Klaus Scherwinski (www.klausscherwinski.de) works for a wide spectrum of comic and game companies in the USA, Germany and England and is an experienced teacher of illustration and comic art.”
Press release 2009: Graphic Storytelling – American Literature from a different angle
“The English Department at Bielefeld University is delighted to welcome well-known Bielefeld comic illustrator Klaus Scherwinski as a guest lecturer this semester. Not only is Mr Scherwinski a successful comic artist and illustrator with a growing international reputation; he is also an expert on comics as a genre, and has extensive experience in teaching workshops on comic illustration. No less significantly, Mr Scherwinski will be able to share his practical experience and expertise on building a successful career as a full-time freelance artist, which should be of interest to any students considering going pro with their creative skills.
“Graphic Storytelling”, a seminar in the “American Literature” module, will examine comics in their historical and cultural context and explore theories of the comic. But unlike more conventional academic treatments of the genre, this seminar will also feature a practical course in comic-illustration, allowing participants to wrestle with the challenges of sequential art (and text) themselves. Whether he is expounding on theories of the comic or demonstrating drawing techniques Mr Scherwinski’s enthusiasm and energy as a teacher are infectious. This seminar promises to be a particularly memorable treat for students of English in the Summer Semester. Mr Scherwinski’s English is native-like, and like all our seminars, the course will be conducted entirely in English.”
-Dr. Vivian Gramley & Dr. Patricia Skorge, LiLi, English Department, Bielefeld University 2009