Summer 2025 Courses

Students at GLASapalooza
Photo credit: Hunter Atha
Students learning about the different GLAS courses at the GLASapalooza exhibit.
Courses with asterisks (*) are General Education courses.

  • GLAS 290: Superheroes in Anime, Manga, Movies, and Comics

    Mark Martell
    (email: mmartell@uic.edu)

    CRN 24602

    Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program
    Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan

    May to June 2025

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    This course promotes competence and appreciation of graphic narratives and moving images by examining selected superheroes from Japanese manga and anime, and from American comics and movies.

    We will explore the historical, socio-political, cultural, racial, and gender issues of these superheroes, following their path from creation to modern day.

    We will examine the underlying themes from these media and make connections between the themes and broader societal issues.

  • GLAS 495: Independent Study

    Mark Matell
    CRN 21745