FYS 1204 - Tooning In

Credits: 4
In this course, we examine mainstream American cartoon culture of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s – He-Man, She-Ra, Thunder Cats, My Little Pony, Duck Tales, and SpongeBob SquarePants. We’ll watch cartoons, criticize them, compare them, and contrast them. We’ll examine cartoon communication practices and value systems and figure out what these darned cartoons are saying beyond “the more you know” morals through a variety of rhetorical and cultural lenses.
Offered: Fall only, on demand
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar