Theorizing

[|Krazy Kat Cartoon] In addition to the joke, i think this Krazy Kat cartoon is a brilliant commentary on the limits of language and the power of the visual - and well put in comics form!


 * The following are presentations and papers i've given or will give** - Nick

Here's an [|Image-Text presentation adapting a talk i did at the SequentialSmart conference] in May 2012 (PDF). I'm building on that in my dissertation, and you can see [|relevant links in this post] and specifically in [|parts One], [|Two], and [|Three] from my third chapter.

Visualized presentation from the Fall 2011 HASTAC conference at UofM A poster presentation weaving together my thoughts on comics and my dissertation This is a recent proposal paper on how comics reunite the visual and verbal and potential uses in the classroom: A summary of some ideas about comics, classroom use, and creativity, originally presented as a slide lecture at Teachers College


 * Some Notes from the Fall 2011 comics course i teach for educators.** - Nick

Overview of the Assignments we did over the term Class Three Lecture Notes (Pt 1) on the History of Comics/Visual Language Class Three Lecture Notes (Pt 2) on How Comics Work - definitions, closure, and transitions: Class Four Lecture Notes on the use of Time and Space in comics Class SIX Lecture Notes - including Grids & Gestures assignment: Additional Readings Selection List: