Susan E. Kirtley With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy (Paperback)

Further DetailsTitle: With Great Power Comes Great PedagogyCondition: NewSubtitle: Teaching, Learning, and ComicsEAN: 9781496826053ISBN: 9781496826053Publisher: University Press of MississippiFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/28/2020Description: Contributions by Bart Beaty, Jenny Blenk, Ben Bolling, Peter E. Carlson, Johnathan Flowers, Antero Garcia, Dale Jacobs, Ebony Flowers Kalir, James Kelley, Susan E. Kirtley, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, John A. Lent, Leah Misemer, Johnny Parker II, Nick Sousanis, Aimee Valentine, and Benjamin J. Villarreal

More and more educators are using comics in the classroom. As such, this edited volume Sets out the stakes, definitions, and exemplars of recent comics pedagogy, from K-12 contexts to higher education instruction to ongoing communities of scholars working outside of the academy.

Building upon interdisciplinary approaches to teaching comics and teaching with comics, this book brings together diverse voices to share key theories and research on comics pedagogy. By gathering scholars, creators, and educators across various fields and in K-12 as well as university Settings, editors Susan E. Kirtley, Antero Garcia, and Peter E. Carlson significantly expand scholarship.

This valuable resource offers both critical pieces and engaging interviews with key comics professionals who reflect on their own teaching experience and on considerations of the benefits of creating comics in education. Included are interviews with acclaimed comics writers Lynda Barry, Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and David Walker, as well as essays spanning from studying the use of superhero comics in the classroom to the ways comics can enrich and empower young readers.

The inclusion of creators, scholars, and teachers leads to perspectives that make this volume unlike any other currently available. These voices echo the diverse needs of the many stakeholders invested in using comics in education today.

Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 375gContributor: Susan E. Kirtley (Edited by), Antero Garcia (Edited by), Peter E. Carlson (Edited by)Genre: Society & CultureTopic: Children's Learning & Education, Language & Reference, Literary CriticismAuthor: Susan E. KirtleyRelease Year: 2020

Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.