New book features chapter by Phillip Troutman

"Indisciplinary" Teaching: Comics Studies and Research Writing Pedagogy by Phillip Troutman, an assistant professor of writing at George Washington University is a chapter in this new book. Click on the link to order it, or see the whole table of contents.

Graphic Novels and Comics in the Classroom

Essays on the Educational Power of Sequential Art

Edited by Carrye Kay Syma and Robert G. Weiner

Foreword by Robert V. Smith; Afterword by Mel Gibson

Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-5913-1

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-0197-7

49 photos, notes, bibliographies, index

296pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2013

About the Book

Sequential art combines the visual and the narrative in a way that readers have to interpret the images with the writing. Comics make a good fit with education because students are using a format that provides active engagement. This collection of essays is a wide-ranging look at current practices using comics and graphic novels in educational settings, from elementary schools through college. The contributors cover history, gender, the use of specific graphic novels, practical application and educational theory.