Lessons drawn : essays on the pedagogy of comics and graphic novels / edited by David D. Seelow ; foreword by James Sturm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seelow, David, editor.

Sturm, James, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc., in education.

Graphic novels in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 248 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"Imagine a classroom where students put away their smart phones and enthusiastically participate in learning activities that unleash creativity and refine critical thinking. This collection brings together 17 new essays on using comics and graphic novels to provide both a learning framework and hands-on strategies that transform students' learning experiences through literary forms they respond to"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Teaching the mythic with pop culture and graphic novels / Christina Angel

Your bain on comics : the graphic novel in the college classroom / Carly L. Cate and Marck L. Beggs

Comics and the city : writing and the new American student / Stafford Gregoire

Viewing comics as education through art / Kerry Freedman

Death in ancient philosophy and the Sandman series : a case study in inquiry-based learning / Gerol Petruzella

Reading right to left : manga in the classroom, at fan conventions, and online / Derek McGrath

Saving the world one class at a time : teaching superhero comics / David Seelow

Building institutions : comics studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison, a North American case study / Leah Misemer

Comics studies at the University of Dundee : a transatlantic case study / Chris Murray

Comics in the community : opportunities for creativity and collaboration in community-based settings / Michael Bitz

Reading and writing comics and graphic novels : collaborative best practices between school librarians and teachers / Karen W. Gavigan

Using comics storytelling to engage innovation and transform education : the "writing with pictures" case / Lida Tsene

"Beyond hair bows and cleavage : helping women draw their iconic selves" / Jessica Baldanzi

Teaching comics from constraints : Oubapo and other experiments in form, style, and technique / Chris Reyns-Chikuma

Comiccrafting : approaches for working with technology and creating comics in the classroom / Keith McCleary

Technology and comics art : an interview with Dave Gibbons / Phillip Vaughan

Choose the format of your destructor : design choices for comic creators in print & digital media / Daniel Merlin Goodbrey

Conclusion : learning in and around education / David Seelow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3491-2

9781476634913