Manga

Surveys manga history and subgenres using critical visual and literary analysis.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Adam Kern3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.09 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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ASIALANG 104(or E ASIAN 104 prior to Summer 2019) or placement into ASIALANG 203

ASIAN 376

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Fall 2026
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.09 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ADAM KERN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.09 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Premodern woodblock-printed precursors
  • Contemporary manga subgenres (shonen, gekiga, mecha, shojo)
  • Visual culture and literary criticism

Skills

  • Critical analysis of visual-verbal narrative
  • Historical survey of manga from premodern to contemporary forms

Grades

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ASIAN 376 · Fall 2026

Manga

Recorded 2026-09-07
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