Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 316E and English 319D. Examine the relationship between race and the sequential aesthetics of comic books and comic strips. Explore comics strips, underground comics, and superhero comics from the colonial period to the present day. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 310 (Topic: Blackness and Comics), 316E, American Studies 312C, English 319D.