Drawn to Change: Comics and Critical Consciousness
Resource type
Author/contributor
- Carleto, Sean (Author)
Title
Drawn to Change: Comics and Critical Consciousness
Abstract
The article discusses the relation of comic books and graphic novels to academic research and political activism. Topics include educational theorist Paulo Freire's notion of conscientization, "The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book," written and illustrated by Gord Hill, and "Shift in Progress: A Not-So-Comic Book," by J. D. Gysbers and M. von Gaza. The comic book "A People's History of American Empire," by Howard Zinn with Paul Buhle and Mike Konopacki is noted.
Publication
Labour / Le Travail
Volume
73
Pages
151-177
Date
Spring 2014
Journal Abbr
Labour / Le Travail
ISSN
07003862
Short Title
Drawn to Change
Accessed
5/5/15, 1:31 AM
Library Catalog
EBSCOhost
Citation
Carleto, S. (2014). Drawn to Change: Comics and Critical Consciousness. Labour / Le Travail, 73, 151–177. http://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/issue/view/530
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