Necessary Triggers: Comics to Trigger Learning

Sunday June 17, 2018 4:30 pm to 5:20 pm

There is an increasing number of educators and students interested in including sequential art in the classroom. For younger students, it may promote literacy; for older ones, it may cultivate critical thinking by complicating ways of seeing previously unknown or poorly known topics. So, to be triggered by a comic book may run counter to those with notions of the genre being sophisticated but benign. Where does accountability lie when teaching necessary triggers?


Room 301 - Education



Guests

Jonathan Alexandratos
Michael Galvan
William Kuskin
Chris Rosales
Cathy Thomas Moderator

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