COD 2019 - CP001
Cultural Programme - Reading Breakfast: Vietnamese American Refugees: The Best We Could Do, An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui (2017)
Literature readers and readers of graphic novels
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sesiones, inicia: 16-Mar
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Ficha del curso
Ciclo: 2019
Nivel: General
Idioma: Inglés
Estado: Terminado
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Capacitador/es: Martha Patricia De Cunto
Colegios Afiliados
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Centros de Examen
ARS 800.00
ARS 800.00
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ARS 800.00
ARS 800.00
Sesiones
| Sesiones | Fechas | Inicia | Termina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Marzo 2019 | 09:00 am | 12:00 pm |
Capacitador/es
Martha Patricia De Cunto
Literature readers and readers of graphic novels
- Revise the language of comics according to McCloud (1994).
- Discuss the genre of memoir and autobiography.
- Analyze words and pictures in the panels and the collaboration between them.
- Explore use of time and transition techniques to signal fictional present and past.
- Explore visual representation of identity.
- Analyze the use of colors in different parts of the graphic memoir.
- Discuss the genre of memoir and autobiography.
- Analyze words and pictures in the panels and the collaboration between them.
- Explore use of time and transition techniques to signal fictional present and past.
- Explore visual representation of identity.
- Analyze the use of colors in different parts of the graphic memoir.
Contents: The graphic memoir and the non-mandatory complementary materials will be provided before and during the course. You can also find the graphic memoir at
https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/The-Best-We-Could-Do
The following topics will be dealt with in this short seminar:
1) Difference between refugees and immigrants according to Viet Thanh Nguyen (2017) (A Vietnamese American fiction writer and cultural critic.)
2) The construction of motherhood of Vietnamese American refugees
3) The past and present experiences of Vietnamese refugees in Vietnam and in the U.S.
4) The representation of traumatic war experiences in graphic memoirs
5) The concepts of memory and postmemory according to Hirsh (2008) 'The Generation of Postmemory'
https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/The-Best-We-Could-Do
The following topics will be dealt with in this short seminar:
1) Difference between refugees and immigrants according to Viet Thanh Nguyen (2017) (A Vietnamese American fiction writer and cultural critic.)
2) The construction of motherhood of Vietnamese American refugees
3) The past and present experiences of Vietnamese refugees in Vietnam and in the U.S.
4) The representation of traumatic war experiences in graphic memoirs
5) The concepts of memory and postmemory according to Hirsh (2008) 'The Generation of Postmemory'
The facilitator will introduce the writer/illustrator and a brief reference to some of the main events in the recent history of Vietnam mentioned in the memoir. Participants will be required to work on extracts to explore key moments in the graphic memoir and discuss how meaning is produced through close analysis of language and pictures.
For an introduction to the Vietnamese-born American writer and memoir, visit
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29936927-the-best-we-could-do
For a preview of the memoir, visit
https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/best-we-could-do_9781419718779/
Complementary Reading Materials:
Viet Thanh Nguyen (2017) 'Call me a refugee, not an immigrant'.
Retrieved from https://www.thenation.com/article/call-refugee-not-immigrant-viet-thanh-nguyen/
Viet Thanh Nguyen (2015) The Sympathizers. Grove Atlantic.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Sv3cgxaNTlNovc8kxuwIMRR1kIHx4FF3
Nam, Le (2008 ) 'The Boat' in The Boat. US: Alfred A.Knopf Publisher.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EIJNkA8pR7fc0c2kF3d-YJlTYbKVUfOe (short story)
https://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/ (Multimedia adaptation of the short story)
Hirsch, Marianne (2008) 'The Generation of Postmemory' Poetics Today 29. no. 1: 103-128.
Retrieved from HTTPS://WWW.FT.COM/CONTENT/0CD9F69A-E89E-11E6-967B-C88452263DAF
For an introduction to the Vietnamese-born American writer and memoir, visit
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29936927-the-best-we-could-do
For a preview of the memoir, visit
https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/best-we-could-do_9781419718779/
Complementary Reading Materials:
Viet Thanh Nguyen (2017) 'Call me a refugee, not an immigrant'.
Retrieved from https://www.thenation.com/article/call-refugee-not-immigrant-viet-thanh-nguyen/
Viet Thanh Nguyen (2015) The Sympathizers. Grove Atlantic.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Sv3cgxaNTlNovc8kxuwIMRR1kIHx4FF3
Nam, Le (2008 ) 'The Boat' in The Boat. US: Alfred A.Knopf Publisher.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EIJNkA8pR7fc0c2kF3d-YJlTYbKVUfOe (short story)
https://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/ (Multimedia adaptation of the short story)
Hirsch, Marianne (2008) 'The Generation of Postmemory' Poetics Today 29. no. 1: 103-128.
Retrieved from HTTPS://WWW.FT.COM/CONTENT/0CD9F69A-E89E-11E6-967B-C88452263DAF
Boatright, M.D. (2010) ‘Graphic Journeys: Graphic Novels' Representations of Immigrant Experiences’. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 468-476 Published by: Wiley on behalf of the International Reading Association. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614591 .Accessed: 21/09/2014 14:25.
Chute H.(2008) ‘Comics as Literature? Reading Graphic Narrative’ in PMLA, Vol. 123, No. 2, pp. 452-465. Modern Language Association. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25501865 .Accessed: 21/09/2014 14:26
Duncan, R and Smith, M. (2009) The Power of Comics. History, Form, and Culture. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.
Gilmore, L. and Marshal, E. (2010) ‘Girls in Crisis: Rescue and Transnational Feminist Autobiographical Resistance’ in Feminist Studies, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 667-690. Feminist Studies, Inc. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27919128 .Accessed: 18/02/2015 12:17
Heffernan, J. (2006) Cultivating Picturacy Visual Art and Verbal Interventions. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press.
Mclaughlin, Jeff (ed.) (2005) Comics as Philosophy. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.
McCloud, Scott (1994) Understanding Comics. Harper Perennial.
Romero-Jódar, A.(2017) The Trauma Graphic Novel. London: Routledge.
Saraceni, M. (2003) The Language of Comics. London: Routledge.
Chute H.(2008) ‘Comics as Literature? Reading Graphic Narrative’ in PMLA, Vol. 123, No. 2, pp. 452-465. Modern Language Association. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25501865 .Accessed: 21/09/2014 14:26
Duncan, R and Smith, M. (2009) The Power of Comics. History, Form, and Culture. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.
Gilmore, L. and Marshal, E. (2010) ‘Girls in Crisis: Rescue and Transnational Feminist Autobiographical Resistance’ in Feminist Studies, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 667-690. Feminist Studies, Inc. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27919128 .Accessed: 18/02/2015 12:17
Heffernan, J. (2006) Cultivating Picturacy Visual Art and Verbal Interventions. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press.
Mclaughlin, Jeff (ed.) (2005) Comics as Philosophy. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.
McCloud, Scott (1994) Understanding Comics. Harper Perennial.
Romero-Jódar, A.(2017) The Trauma Graphic Novel. London: Routledge.
Saraceni, M. (2003) The Language of Comics. London: Routledge.