Online course on comic books

This might be too mature for some homeschoolers, but if you have a bright and penetrating high-schooler who enjoys comic books, this could be an interesting and free course.

Gender Through Comics: A Super MOOC is a massive open online course coming this spring. The course will examine how comic books can be used to explore questions of gender identity, stereotypes, and roles.

Designed for college-age and lifelong learners, the course is led by Christina Blanch of Ball State University, and uses a study of comic books incorporating interactive video lectures, online discussions between students, and real-time socially driven interviews.

The class will feature interviews with the comic industry's biggest names, such as Terry Moore, Brian K Vaughan and Mark Waid; and will address questions of gender representations and constructions involving both men and women.

For more information, visit the course web site.