Sumários

Watchmen (cont.): major themes and favorite image sequences. Guest lectuer: Filipe Melo.

9 Novembro 2016, 16:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Watchmen (cont.): major themes and favorite image sequences.
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/11/homework-for-november-9-watchmen-cont.html
Guest lectuer: Filipe Melo on American Popular Culture and his work.


Continuation of the study of A. Moore and D. Gibbon's Watchmen; Lecture from the American Embassy: the impact of US election in foreign relations.

7 Novembro 2016, 16:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Instructions for final writing essays:
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/11/for-your-final-comparative-essay.html
Continuation of the study of Alan Moore and David Gibbon's Watchmen (1986): quotation, ciationalism, adaptation, rewriting and parody:
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/11/fearful-symmetry-adaptation-citation.html
Lecture from the US Embassy: the impact of US elections in foreign affairs.



Invited Lecturer: Rui Zink on Maus and Watchmen

2 Novembro 2016, 16:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Rui Zink on Maus by Art Spiegelman and Watchmen by Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore.
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2015/05/rui-zink-on-watchmen.html
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/11/maus-and-watchmen-by-rui-zink-and-yours.html


Delivery and feedback on written exercises (text analysis). Alan Moore and D. Gibbons, Watchmen (cont.)

31 Outubro 2016, 16:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Delivery and feedback on written exercises (text analysis).
Alan Moore and D. Gibbons, Watchmen (1986). Analysis of the incipit and discussion of the main characters:
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2015/03/the-comedian-edward-morgan-blake.html


Debate #3: Walt Disney; Cartoons and comics (cont.). Art Spiegelman and Maus, the graphic novel.

26 Outubro 2016, 16:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Walt Disney: debate #3
For Walt Disney: http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/10/debate-3-pro-disney.html
Against Walt Disney: http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/10/debate-3-against-disney-jennifer.html
Cartoons, comics and the graphic novel (cont.):
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/10/does-graphic-novel-come-after-death-of.html
Art Spiegelman and Maus (1980-1992);  discussion of chapter 2 from Maus II:
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/10/hw-for-oct-2631-art-spiegelman-maus-ii.html