How To Teach Comics And Graphic Novels In The Political Science Classroom

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1 Kent Worcester Graphic Novels in the Political Science Classroom Additional Resources My chapter explores the potential contribution that comics and graphic novels can make to course offerings in such areas as U.S. politics, comparative politics, social movements, international relations, and political economy. The chapter identifies twenty-four recently published graphic novels, memoirs, and nonfiction works that may be particularly relevant to faculty in the social and political sciences. It also discusses ways in which faculty can incorporate long-form graphic narratives into their lectures and course assignments, and addresses the issue of how to assess student learning when graphic novels are part of the curriculum. This online supplement provides information on additional comics-centric resources that may be of interest to political science faculty. It consists of three sections. The first reproduces the list of primary and secondary readings that are identified in the chapter itself. Each of the primary readings listed in this section includes a brief description of the kinds of courses for which these books may be especially useful. The second section lists additional primary and secondary texts that extend the range of thematic areas associated with the chapter s selections. The final section identifies web-based scholarly resources for faculty interested in learning about the burgeoning field of comics studies. This section includes links to websites devoted to the scholarly study of comics and graphic novels as well as information about online and print journals. Section One: Primary and Secondary Sources listed in the Chapter Primary Sources Anderson, Ho Che. King: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Seattle: Fantagraphics, For courses on African-American politics, and social movements. Axe, David and Bors, Matt. War is Boring: Bored Stiff, Scared to Death in the World s Worst War Zones. New York: New American Library, For courses on Middle Eastern politics, and international relations. Baker, Kyle, Hudlin, Reginald, and McGruder, Aaron. Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel. New York: Crown, For courses on African-American politics, and social movements. Bechdel, Alison. The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For. New York: Houghton Mifflin, For courses on gay and lesbian politics, and social movements. Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. New York: Mariner Books, For courses on gay and lesbian politics, and social movements. 1

2 Buhle, Paul, Dumm, Gary, and Pekar, Harvey. Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History. New York: Hill and Wang, For courses on social movements, and the politics of the sixties. Buhle, Paul, Konopacki, Mike, and Zinn, Howard. A People s History of American Empire. New York: Metropolitan Books, For courses on globalization, U.S. foreign policy, and international relations. Cruse, Howard. Stuck Rubber Baby: A Novel. New York: Paradox Press, For courses on gay and lesbian politics, social movements, and the politics of the sixties. Delisle, Guy. Burma Chronicles. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on Asian politics, and international relations Delisle, Guy. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on Asian politics, and international relations. Fisgón, El. How to Succeed at Globalization: A Primer for Roadside Vendors. New York: Metropolitan Books, For courses on globalization, U.S. foreign policy, and international relations. Gonick, Larry. A Cartoon History of the United States. New York: Collins Reference, For courses on U.S. politics and culture. Hennessey, Jonathan and McConnell, Aaron. The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation. New York: FSG, For courses on U.S. politics, and law and government. Jacobson, Sid and Colón, Ernie. After 9/11: America s War on Terror. New York: Hill and Wang, For courses on political violence, international relations, and U.S. foreign policy. Jacobson, Sid and Colón, Ernie. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. New York: Hill and Wang, For courses on political violence, international relations, and U.S. foreign policy. Katin, Miriam. We Are On Our Own. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on the Holocaust, and World War II. Millar, Mark. Superman: Red Son. New York: DC Comics, For courses on the Cold War, and politics and literature. Moore, Alan and Gibbons, Dave. Watchmen. New York: DC Comics, For courses on the Cold War, and politics and literature. 2

3 Neufeld, Josh. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge. New York: Pantheon, For courses on urban politics, southern politics, and U.S. politics. Sacco, Joe. Footnotes in Gaza. New York: Metropolitan Books, For courses on Middle Eastern politics, and international relations. Sacco, Joe. Palestine. Seattle: Fantagraphics, For courses on Middle Eastern politics, and international relations. Satrapi, Marjane. The Complete Persepolis. New York: Pantheon, For courses on Iran, modern revolutions, and Middle Eastern politics. Spiegelman, Art. The Complete Maus: A Survivor s Tale. New York: Pantheon, For courses on the Holocaust, and World War II. Tobocman, Seth. War in the Neighborhood. New York: Autonomedia, For courses on urban politics, and social movements. Secondary Literature Ahrens, Jörn and Meteling, Arno. Comics and the City: Urban Space in Print, Picture and Sequence. New York: Continuum, Carter, James Bucky (ed.) Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, Costello, Matthew J. Secret Identity Crisis: Comic Books and the Unmasking of Cold War America. New York: Continuum, Duncan, Randy and Smith, Matthew J. The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture. New York: Continuum, Eisner, Will. Comics and Sequential Art. New York: Norton, Frey, Nancy and Fisher, Douglas B. Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Gatrell, Vic. City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth-Century London. New York: Walker and Company, Groensteen, Thierry. The System of Comics. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Hatfield, Charles. Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi,

4 Heer, Jeet and Worcester, Kent (eds.), Introduction. Arguing Comics: Literary Masters on a Popular Medium. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Heer, Jeet and Worcester, Kent (eds.) A Comics Studies Reader. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Kunzle, David. The Early Comic Strip: Narrative Strips and Picture Stories in the European Broadsheet from c to Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, McAllister, Matthew P., Gordon, Ian, and Sewell, Edward H. Comics and Ideology. Peter Lang, McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. Northampton, MA: Tundra, Tabachnick, Stephen E. (ed.) Teaching the Graphic Novel. New York: The Modern Language Association, Wright, Barbara D. More Art Than Science: The Postsecondary Assessment Movement Today. Accessed from on August 23, Wright, Bradford W. Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Section Two: Additional Primary and Secondary Sources Primary Sources Abouet, Marguerite and Oubrerie, Clément. Aya: Not Final. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on African politics. Abouet, Marguerite and Oubrerie, Clément. Aya of Yop City. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on African politics. Abouet, Marguerite and Oubrerie, Clément. Aya: The Secrets Come Out. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on African politics. Axe, David and Olexa, Steve. War Fix. New York: NBM, For courses on contemporary war, and international relations. Delisle, Guy. Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on Chinese politics, and Asian politics. 4

5 Doxiadis, Apostolos and Papadimitriou, Christos. Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. New York: Bloomsbury, For courses on social science methods. Eisner, Will. The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. New York: W.W. Norton, For courses on propaganda, and political conspiracies. Folman, Ari and Polonsky, David. Waltz With Bashir: A Lebanon War Story. New York: Metropolitan Books, For courses on Middle Eastern politics. Glidden, Sarah. How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less. New York: Vertigo, For courses on Israeli politics, and Middle Eastern politics. Guibert, Emmanuel. Alan s War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope. New York: First Second, For courses on modern war, and World War II. Guibert, Emmanuel. The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders. New York: First Second, For courses on contemporary war, and Central Asian politics. Maudlin, Bill. Willie & Joe: Back Home. Seattle: Fantagraphics, For courses on modern war, and the Cold War. Maudlin, Bill. Willie & Joe: The World War II Years. Seattle: Fantagraphics, For courses on modern war, and World War II. Modan, Rutu. Exit Wounds. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on Israeli politics, and Middle Eastern politics. Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen, Vol 1: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima. San Francisco: Last Gasp, For courses on Japanese politics, modern war, and atomic weapons. Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen, Vol 2: The Day After. San Francisco: Last Gasp, For courses on Japanese politics, modern war, and atomic weapons. Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen, Vol 3: Life After the Bomb. San Francisco: Last Gasp, For courses on Japanese politics, modern war, and atomic weapons. Nakazawa, Keiji. Barefoot Gen, Vol 4: Out of the Ashes. San Francisco: Last Gasp, For courses on Japanese politics, modern war, and atomic weapons. Okubo, Mine. Citizen Seattle: University of Washington Press, For courses on modern war, and World War II. Rall, Ted (ed.). Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists. New York: NBM, For courses on propaganda, and social movements. 5

6 Rall, Ted (ed.). Attitude 2: The New Subversive Alternative Cartoonists. New York: NBM, For courses on propaganda, and social movements. Rall, Ted (ed.). Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists. New York: NBM, For courses on propaganda, and social movements. Rall, Ted. Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East? New York: NBM, For courses on Central Asian politics, and contemporary war. Rall, Ted. To Afghanistan and Back: A Graphic Travelogue. New York: NBM, For courses on Central Asian politics, and contemporary war. Sacco, Joe. The Fixer and Other Stories. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on Southeast European politics, and contemporary war. Sacco, Joe. Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia, Seattle: Fantagraphics, For courses on Southeast European politics, and contemporary war. Satrapi, Marjane. Embroideries. New York: Pantheon, For courses on women and politics, Iranian politics, and Middle Eastern politics. Sturm, James. Market Day. Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, For courses on political economy. Tardi, Jacques. It Was the War of the Trenches. Seattle: Fantagraphics, For courses on modern war, and World War I. Van Lente, Fred and Dunlavey, Ryan. Action Philosophers! New York: Evil Twin Comics, For courses on political philosophy. Secondary Literature Beaty, Bart. Fredric Wertham and the Critique of Mass Culture. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Bukutman, Scott. Matters of Gravity: Special Effects and Supermen in the 20 th Century. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, Brown, Jeffrey. Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics and Their Fans. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Buhle, Paul. Jews and American Comics. New York: New Press, Chaney, Michael A. (ed.) Graphic Subjects: Critical Essays on Autobiography and Graphic Novels. Madison, WS: University of Wisconsin Press,

7 Dipaolo, Marc. War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film. London: McFarland, Gordon, Ian. Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, Hajdu, David. The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How it Changed America. New York: Picador, Hatfield, Charles. Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Hatfield, Charles, Heer, Jeet and Worcester, Kent (eds.) The Superhero Reader. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, forthcoming. Jones, Gerard. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books, MacWilliams, Mark W. Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Power, Natsu Onoda. God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, Robinson, Lillian S. Wonder Women: Superheroes and Feminism. New York: Routledge, Sabin, Roger. Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art. London: Phaidon Press, Saunders, Ben. Do The Gods Wear Capes? Spirituality, Fantasy, and Superheroes. New York: Continuum, Wandtke, Terrance (ed.). The Amazing Transforming Superhero. London: MacFarland, Weiner, Stephen. Faster Than A Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel. New York: NBM, Wolk, Douglas. Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean. New York: Da Capo Press, Section Three: Scholarly Resources in Comics Studies There are no fewer than six English-language academic journals that are currently devoted to the study of comics and the graphic novel: 7

8 European Comic Art. Image and Narrative. ImageTexT. International Journal of Comic Art. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. Studies in Comics. Scholars interested in comics criticism, history, and scholarship might also consider consulting the following websites: The Beat. Comics Book Legal Defense Fund. The Comics Journal. The Comics Reporter. Comics Research. 8