elmes3

Hi, I am enrolled in the class, and my wife is Phd student focusing on medieval literature. Since our future somewhat depends on her success in breaking into a career in the "ivory tower," I am curious how you see MOOC's impacting your profession, and how that impact combined with the move to more adjunct staffing might change the role of professors from educators to researchers in the next couple of decades.

another possibility is the similarity between comics and storyboards for cinema/tv. Once you learn how stories can be told visually it opens up a wide world of methods of communicating and a wide variety of professions that stem from that

looking at the texts for this course I see a lot of old favorites. In fact I have read and reread them all many times, and even studied a couple of them in other courses I have taken. Given that I imagine that may be the case for many comic fans taking the course, have you considered creating a list of secondary readings/sources (including comics, regular books, or even cinema/tv) for each of the main books being studied that may expand on the theme/message/soul or the work? I'm seeking something new that could further my learning

I think the comic world mirrors that of most media... the popular/mainstream works lag behind the times, because they are designed to sell to a market that has set expectations. the more experimental or avant garde works push the boundaries and open doors further exploration, both within the medium and with in the consciousness of the consumer.