DOCSLIB.ORG

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Spring 2019 Newsletter Vermont Humanities SPRING 2019 Inside: 2018 Annual Report Insert Vermont Note from the Executive Director Humanities Newsletter of the The Audacity to Believe Vermont Humanities Council COMMUNITIES HOST VERMONT READS 2019 Editor: Ryan Newswanger hen I took my four-year-old son to the 50th Anniversary of the Vermont Humanities WMarch on Washington in 2013, we visited Dr. Martin Luther 11 Loomis Street King Jr.’s monument overlooking the Tidal Basin just off the National Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Mall. It’s a powerful place, and at that time it was made even more Phone: 802.262.2626 • Fax: 802.262.2620 powerful by the tens of thousands of people that came in support of Email: [email protected] making Dr. King’s dream a reality. Web: vermonthumanities.org I hold Dr. King’s words from his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance Staff speech close to my heart as I come to work every day in my (still new) role Joan M. Black, Administrative Assistant at Vermont Humanities. Dr. King said, “I have the audacity to believe that 802.262.1358, [email protected] peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and Jeff Euber, Program and Communications Coordinator culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.” 802.262.1353, [email protected] Here at Vermont Humanities, we have been diving deep into the world Richelle Franzoni, Community Programs Assistant of the civil rights movement since the beginning of this year—especially 802.262.1355, [email protected] through our Vermont Reads 2019 book, March: Book One by Rep. John Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Dozens of communities around 802.262.1351, [email protected] Vermont have already read this Ryan Newswanger, Director of Communications powerful graphic novel telling the 802.262.1354, [email protected] story of John Lewis’s youth and Ali Palmer, Director of Literacy Programs 802.262.1352, [email protected] his work with Dr. King. Gina Robinson, Community Programs Associate In January, we launched Vermont Reads 2019 through 802.262.1361, [email protected] Rachel Lindsay from Seven Days visited the Waterbury Public Library in early March to teach a cartooning workshop as part of Vermont Reads 2019. Tess Taylor, Director of Community Programs a partnership with the Vermont 802.262.1356, [email protected] Youth Orchestra in celebration Linda Winter, Chief Financial Officer of Dr. King’s 90th birthday. Dr. MARCH: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell 802.262.1359, [email protected] Benjamin Klemme, music director Linda Wrazen, Development Officer for the VYO, programmed 802.262.1357, [email protected] ver 50 Vermont communities have already signed Vermont Reads events to date have included a a powerful concert of music Oon to host programs related to the reading and cartooning workshop for teenagers with Seven Days Board connected to the African American experience, including Dvorak, Ellington, discussion of March: Book One. This is the first time in cartoonist Rachel Lindsay at the Waterbury Public Katy Smith Abbott, Middlebury, Vice Chair and spirituals from the civil rights movement. Former VPR Friday Night the 17-year history of the Vermont Reads program that Library, a Social Justice Film Series at the Norwich Jim Alic, Ludlow, Treasurer Jazz host Rueben Jackson read selections from March: Book One while Nate we have selected a graphic novel, a format that combines Public Library, and an interactive theater presentation Randall Balmer, Norwich Powell’s moving images were projected over the orchestra. Most importantly, prose with narrative drawing. All three volumes of about the Greensboro lunch counter from the National Judith Chalmer, Burlington all 80 members of the orchestra had the opportunity to read the book and Todd Daloz, Middlesex March illustrate the story of John Lewis’s commitment Museum of American History at the Richmond Rolf Diamant, Woodstock, Chair talk about what the civil rights movement means for them in 2019. to nonviolent protest in the pursuit of social justice. Free Library. Sarah Dopp, South Burlington, Secretary In this newsletter, you will see other examples of how we, like Dr. King, Joy Facos, Montpelier have the audacity to believe that education and culture, just as much as food Elizabeth Fenton, Essex Junction and shelter, are vital to the dignity, equality, and freedom of all people. Huck Gutman, Burlington As I think back on my visit to Washington with my son, I note the Applications: vtreads.org or Christine Hadsel, Burlington Take Part in Vermont Reads 2019! [email protected] Adrienne Major, Westminster West interplay between Dr. King’s memorial and that of Thomas Jefferson Libraries, schools, and other nonprofit organizations may apply; David Nichols, or 802.262.1355. Manchester on the other side of the basin. Jefferson’s memorial asks us to strive collaboration among town organizations and businesses is Mary Otto, Norwich towards the ideal expressed in the Declaration of Independence: “…that Steve Stettler, strongly encouraged. DUE DATE: June 1 Weston all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with Randall Szott, Barnard • RECEIVE FREE books and programming support for your community. Bob Taylor, Colchester certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Underwriter Media Sponsor Robert F. Wells, South Londonderry pursuit of Happiness.” • HOST readings, discussions, and community events in your schools, Jan Blomstrann Jessamyn West, Randolph And while I can admire those two titans of American history in the libraries, and local businesses. Yasmine Ziesler, Huntington gleaming marble of their national monuments, it is in our actions that we • STAY TUNED for an announcement about a big Vermont Reads event With support from the truly advance their ideals. Please join us in this important work. that will take place in October. Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation. Cover: Fifteen middle schools across Vermont will host Humanities Camps in the summer of 2019. Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup Vermont Humanities • Spring 2019 • Page 3 News and Notes Literacy Programs Peter’s visits to Dads’ Night Female Veterans Book Group are supported by Vermont Humanities via our Read with Inspires Deployed Play Me program, in which facilitators Reading Frederick Douglass share the importance and the joy n 2015, Valley News writer Nicola Smith attended two civilians about what it’s like to be a woman in the military.” of reading picture books with Isessions of a Veterans Book Group for women, held at the Smith imagines that readings of the play could be young children. Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA) in White River Junction. performed at other VA Medical Centers in New England, “It’s always casual, and Peter “I knew there were women in the military, but I or that the play could be developed into a full-fledged asks really good questions,” says hadn’t really met any or listened to them talk about their production to be staged by small theater companies. Miller. “He notices the small experiences,” said Smith, who lives in Tunbridge. “I “The credit really goes to the women,” said Smith. pieces of the story and points thought the stories were so compelling that they would “They were really candid and forthcoming in describing them out to the dads, to show make a great theater piece.” things that weren’t always easy to talk about.” them how to connect with their In these groups sponsored by Vermont Humanities, kids on those aspects.” military veterans connect with each other by reading and But Peter’s approach emphasizes discussing literature. “I thought the group was a very useful that it’s not crucial to tell a story way for the women to talk about their experiences without exactly the way it’s written in a feeling as if they were in therapy,” Smith said. book. “I’ve really appreciated that, In the months after attending the sessions, she worked because of the different reading with Carey Russ from the VA to identify women who levels that guys have,” Miller says. would be willing to be interviewed about their military “It’s really important that fathers careers. The interviews led to Deployed, a play that Smith can feel confident to change co-wrote with Samantha Lazar, and which features the things up with the story.” stories of seven female veterans. “It’s about what they got Peter Burns shares picture books with young children and models techniques for reading stories aloud In addition, staff at the Family out of the military, their sense of patriotism, how they dealt during Dads’ Night at the Janet S. Munt Family Room in Burlington. Room have appreciated how with sexism, and their pride in having served,” Smith said. the books chosen by Vermont The professional theater company Northern Stage Humanities help teach emotional brought actors to White River Junction for one week in late Read with Me Helps Build Skills intelligence to both young March to rehearse the play with Smith, Lazar, and Director children and their caregivers. Amanda Rafuse. The rehearsals culminated in a public in Fathers and Children “The book, How do Dinosaurs reading at the VA on March 30. Say I’m Mad, led us into a “I don’t think people have really heard these stories,” Actors assembled at Northern Stage in White River Junction for a “[Peter Burns] notices the small pieces of the story conversation of how you respond to your kids when Smith said. “When we think of veterans, I believe we still read-through of Deployed, a play that originated from a Veterans Book and points them out to the dads, to show them how you’re angry and frustrated,” Miller says.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Recommended Teen Reads Black Lives Matter
    Black Lives Matter Recommended Teen Reads Recommended Teen FICTION The Crossover by Kwame Alexander He Said, She Said by Kwame Alexander Rumor Central Series by Reshonda Tate Billingsley Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana Davis Fire From the Rock by Sharon M. Draper Panic by Sharon M. Draper Fake ID by Lamar Giles Overturned by Lamar Giles Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon Ahgottahandleonit by Donovan Mixon Black Lives Matter Recommended Teen Reads Recommended Teen Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myers Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers Monster by Walter Dean Myers Loving Vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Patricia Hruby Powell Show and Prove by Sofia Quintero All American Boys by Jason Reynolds The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds Ghost by Jason Reynolds Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Miles Morales: A Spider-man Novel by Jason Reynolds X: A Novel by Ilyash Shabazz and Kekla Magoon Down By Law by Ni-Ni Simone Hollywood High Series by Ni-Ni Simone Dear Martin by Nic Stone Calling My Name by Liara Tamani The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Next (D-Bow’s High School
    [Show full text]
  • Read Books and Watch Movies
    BOOKS FOR ADULTS Black Feminist Thought The Fire Next Time by Patricia Hill Collins by James Baldwin Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration Discovers Her Superpower in the Age of Colorblindness by Dr. Brittney Cooper by Michelle Alexander Heavy: An American Memoir The Next American Revolution: by Kiese Laymon Sustainable Activism for the Twenty- First Century I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Grace Lee Boggs by Maya Angelou The Warmth of Other Suns Just Mercy by Isabel Wilkerson by Bryan Stevenson Their Eyes Were Watching God Redefining Realness by Zora Neale Hurston by Janet Mock This Bridge Called My Back: Writings Sister Outsider by Radical by Audre Lorde Women of Color So You Want to Talk About Race by Cherríe Moraga by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for The Bluest Eye White People to Talk About Racism by Toni Morrison by Robin DiAngelo, PhD FILMS AND TV SERIES FOR ADULTS: 13th (Ava DuVernay) Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Netflix — Available to rent American Son (Kenny Leon) I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Netflix — Available to rent or on Kanopy Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Available to rent — Hulu Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent — Available to rent Dear White People (Justin Simien) King In The Wilderness — Netflix — HBO STOMPOUTBULLYING.ORG FILMS AND TV SERIES FOR ADULTS: See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Netflix — Hulu with Cinemax Selma (Ava DuVernay) When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent — Netflix The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the 12 Years The Slave Revolution — Hulu — Available to rent BOOKS FOR KIDS Why?: A Conversation about Race A Picture Book of Sitting Bull Taye Diggs David A.
    [Show full text]
  • What's Happening
    2015-2016 ALA CD#4.1_62016_INF 2016 ALA Annual Conference WHAT’S HAPPENING: A PRE-CONFERENCE UPDATE June 17, 2016 2016 ALA Annual Conference -- Orlando → Responding to the Mass Shooting at Pulse Nightclub Pick up your Rainbow Ribbon at Conference Registration. Donate Blood: Saturday, June 25, 11:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday, June 26, 9:00am – 3:00pm, Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), West Building, Exhibit Hall, End of 400 aisle. To sign up for a donation time, go to https://www.oneblood.org/donate-now/ and type in sponsor code # 10145. Come together in community at a Memorial gathering, Saturday, 8:00-8:30am, OCCC Chapin Theater (W320). On Saturday-Sunday, June 25-26, from 9:00am-5:00pm, SAGE, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table and REFORMA invite you to join them at the SAGE Banned Books Readout Booth to read a passage from a banned or challenged work of GLBTQ literature, to stand in solidarity with Orlando’s GLBTQ community and show support for the Orlando shooting victims and their families. All are invited to speak from the heart about why the book matters to them. Readings will be professionally video recorded and will be featured on the Banned Books Week YouTube channel during Banned Books Week, September 25-October 1, 2016. The booth is located at the entrance to the Exhibit Hall in the Orange County Convention Center. → Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion The words “Equity,” “Diversity,” and “Inclusion” appear on black armbands that attendees are encouraged to wear during the 2016 ALA Annual Conference.
    [Show full text]
  • American Experiences 2021 Curriculum Final
    Delaware Valley Regional High School English II (2021-2022) American Experiences ABOUT THE CURRICULUM: The only texts in this course that are required to be covered are the ​ Declaration of Independence, Constitution or select Federalist Papers, The Bill of Rights and The Great ​ Gatsby and/or Of Mice and Men. It is required that a variety of voices representing diverse backgrounds ​ ​ ​ and perspectives are explored throughout the year, but the additional selections, approaches, and applications are up to the individual teacher. Pairing texts with contrasting perspectives is encouraged. Teachers should incorporate student interest and choice into the curriculum whenever possible, while still maintaining academic rigor. Course Description: This course explores the concept of the development and ideas behind the American ​ Dream since the pre-Colonial era, requiring students to analyze Native American influences, seminal U.S. documents, pivotal speeches, and major texts from throughout American history. Students will read, view, and listen to a multitude of texts including The Great Gatsby and/or Of Mice and Men and additional ​ ​ ​ ​ media such as poetry, short stories, plays, novels, films, documentaries, speeches, and podcasts. Students will view these texts through literary lenses as they develop their reading and writing skills. Selections will be added when appropriate by teachers and students to deepen the conversations of the development of American texts and literature. Writing: Narrative/creative writing Evidence-based paragraphs Analytical paragraphs This course requires the use of MLA Format. Each class will address a variety of synthesis and research writing. Discussion Boards Vocabulary: The individualized vocabulary program Membean will be utilized. Expectations for training are three (3) 15-minute sessions for a total of 45 minutes a unit.
    [Show full text]
  • BCALA X GNCRT
    Children’s Comics, The Little Rock Nine and the When the Beat Was Born: DJ Fight for Equal Education Kool Herc and the Creation of by Gary Jeffrey Graphic Novels & Hip Hop Art by Nana Li by Laban Carrick Hill Picture Books This graphic nonfiction follows the Art by Theodore Taylor III African American students chosen to The beginnings of hip hop in the 1970s integrate a high school in Little Rock, The Adventures of and 1980s is introduced through this Arkansas, after the U.S. Supreme Court Sparrowboy biography of DJ Kool Herc, starting on struck down school segregation. the island of Jamaica and moving to the by Brian Pinkney Ages 9-12 Bronx, NY. A paperboy discovers he has Ages 6-10 superpowers like his hero Falconman. Ages 0-8 New Kid by Jerry Craft Woke Baby Black Heroes of the Wild When seventh-grader Jordan Banks by Mahogany Browne Art by Theodore Taylor III West: Featuring Stagecoach starts attending a private school that is primarily white, he has to learn how to Woke babies are up early. Woke babies Black History in Its Own Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob raise their fists in the air. Woke babies navigate microaggressions, tokenism, Words cry out for justice. Woke babies grow Lemmons and not fitting in. New Kid won the by Ronald Wimberly up to change the world. This lyrical and by James Otis Smith Coretta Scott King Award (2020) and is This is Black history as told through empowering book is both a celebration Introduction by Kadir Nelson the first graphic novel to win the quotes from the Black men and women of what it means to be a baby and what This nonfiction graphic novel brings to Newbery Medal Award (2020).
    [Show full text]
  • Mcwilliams Ku 0099D 16650
    ‘Yes, But What Have You Done for Me Lately?’: Intersections of Intellectual Property, Work-for-Hire, and The Struggle of the Creative Precariat in the American Comic Book Industry © 2019 By Ora Charles McWilliams Submitted to the graduate degree program in American Studies and the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Co-Chair: Ben Chappell Co-Chair: Elizabeth Esch Henry Bial Germaine Halegoua Joo Ok Kim Date Defended: 10 May, 2019 ii The dissertation committee for Ora Charles McWilliams certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: ‘Yes, But What Have You Done for Me Lately?’: Intersections of Intellectual Property, Work-for-Hire, and The Struggle of the Creative Precariat in the American Comic Book Industry Co-Chair: Ben Chappell Co-Chair: Elizabeth Esch Date Approved: 24 May 2019 iii Abstract The comic book industry has significant challenges with intellectual property rights. Comic books have rarely been treated as a serious art form or cultural phenomenon. It used to be that creating a comic book would be considered shameful or something done only as side work. Beginning in the 1990s, some comic creators were able to leverage enough cultural capital to influence more media. In the post-9/11 world, generic elements of superheroes began to resonate with audiences; superheroes fight against injustices and are able to confront the evils in today’s America. This has created a billion dollar, Oscar-award-winning industry of superhero movies, as well as allowed created comic book careers for artists and writers.
    [Show full text]
  • Detroit's 1967 Rebellion Two Thousand Seventeen
    TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKLIST DETROIT’S 1967 REBELLION THE FIFTY-YEAR AFTERMATH 2017 AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKLIST The Detroit Public Library has published ADULT LITERATURE its African American Booklist for 49 years. SELECTION COMMITTEE This bibliography provides a selected list of books by and/or about African Americans. Stacy Brooks Co-Chair The works of fiction and nonfiction for Christine Peele Co-Chair Vickie Baker adults, children and young adults were Taneca Chapman-Mills reviewed and recommended by librarians of Kalana Cooper the Detroit Public Library. The African American Booklist began as JUVENILE-TEENS a way to commemorate Black History SELECTION COMMITTEE Month and since that time has continued to feature the accomplishments of African Lurine Carter- Chairperson Americans in the literary world. Our Tonya DuPree- Contributor booklist has become an annual tradition in Tracy Massey- Contributor Amisha Harijan- Contributor the community and continues to be a highly anticipated publication for book lovers all across the nation. AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKLIST PRODUCTION Khamisi Benford A.J. Funchess Romondo Locke Alma Simmons Original Cover Photo Caption (Courtesy of Burton Historical Collection): 2 | 2017 AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKLIST | AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKLIST PRODUCTION Khamisi Benford A.J. Funchess Romondo Locke Alma Simmons TABLE OF CONTENTS BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM 4 FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5 DETROIT’S 1967 REBELLION: THE FIFTY-YEAR AFTERMATH 6 MUST READ RECOMMENDATIONS 18 FICTION 22 NON-FICTION 28 BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIRS 30 BUSINESS/FINANCE 31 COOKING 31 HEALTH & SCIENCE 32 HISTORY 33 INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGION 34 SOCIAL JUSTICE 35 RELATIONSHIPS 37 SPORTS & RECREATION 38 FORTHCOMING TITLES 39 PICTURE BOOKS 40 JUVENILE FICTION 40 JUVENILE NON-FICTION 42 JUVENILE BIOGRAPHY 42 TEEN FICTION 43 TEEN NON-FICTION 43 DETROIT 1967 44 WWW.DETROITPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG | 3 AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKLIST PRODUCTION Khamisi Benford A.J.
    [Show full text]
  • March, Book One John Lewis ; Co-Written by Andrew Aydin March
    March, book one John Lewis ; co-written by Andrew Aydin March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. March, book two written by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin A graphic novel account of some pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement. March, book three written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin A graphic novel account of some pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Game of thrones, volume 1 [original by] George R.R. Martin ; adapted by Daniel Abraham Lords and ladies fight over the kingdom of Winterfell where summers can last for decades and winters a lifetime. Game of thrones, volume 2 George R.R. Martin ; adapted by Daniel Abraham In the capital city of King's Landing, Jon Snow's father, Lord Eddard Stark, serves as the Hand of King Robert Baratheon in a treacherous court. Meanwhile, in the barbarian lands across the Narrow Sea, the young princess Daenerys Targaryen is suprised to find love and power in her forced marriage to the Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo. And, the dwarf Tyrion Lannister must use all his cunning and wit to survive when he is captured and imprisoned in the lofty dungeons of the Eyrie under the rule of Lady Stark's sister, who hates all Lannisters. Game of thrones, volume 3 George R.R.
    [Show full text]
  • Nominees Announced for 2017 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Sonny Liew’S the Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Tops List with Six Nominations
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jackie Estrada [email protected] Nominees Announced for 2017 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Sonny Liew’s The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Tops List with Six Nominations SAN DIEGO – Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2017. The nominees were chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges. Once again, this year’s nominees reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, with over 120 titles from some 50 publishers and by creators from all over the world. Topping the nominations is Sonny Liew’s The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon), originally published in Singapore. It is a history of Singapore from the 1950s to the present as told by a fictional cartoonist in a wide variety of styles reflecting the various time periods. It is nominated in 6 categories: Best Graphic Album–New, Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Asia, Best Writer/Artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Boasting 4 nominations are Image’s Saga and Kill or Be Killed. Saga is up for Best Continuing Series, Best Writer (Brian K. Vaughan), and Best Cover Artist and Best Coloring (Fiona Staples). Kill or Be Killed by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best Writer, Best Cover Artist, and Best Coloring (Elizabeth Breitweiser). Two titles have 3 nominations: Image’s Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Best Publication for Teens, Best Painter, Best Cover Artist) and Tom Gauld’s Mooncop (Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering), published by Drawn & Quarterly.
    [Show full text]
  • Education Professional Experience Awards CV
    1 "My research revolves around current and past U.S. popular culture, from nineteenth-century mystery novels and intersections of literature and popular music to comics and other forms of graphic narrative. I am particularly intrigued by the nexus of cultural history and popular narrative and the functions of genre evolution and media-specific transformations. In addition to my ongoing interest in African American history and culture, I work a lot on serial storytelling and have recently turned to studying popular archival practices as means of constructing and negotiating cultural memory." Education 2009 PhD in English/North American Studies Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany – “Intermedial Satchmo: A Study of Louis Armstrong’s Jazz Autobiographics” (summa cum laude). Advisors: Frank Kelleter (Göttingen), Heinrich Detering (Göttingen), Winfried Herget (Mainz) 2001 M.A. in American Studies, Political Science, and Social Science Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany Professional Experience since 7/2021 Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Siegen since 4/2019 Vice Dean of International Affairs Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Siegen since 10/2014 Full professor (W3, tenured) of North American Literary and Cultural Studies, English Department, University of Siegen 10/2013 – 09/2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate John-F.-Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, Free University Berlin; Project: “Serial Politicization,” funded by the German Research Foundation as part of the Research Unit “Popular
    [Show full text]
  • Stony Brook University
    SSStttooonnnyyy BBBrrrooooookkk UUUnnniiivvveeerrrsssiiitttyyy The official electronic file of this thesis or dissertation is maintained by the University Libraries on behalf of The Graduate School at Stony Brook University. ©©© AAAllllll RRRiiiggghhhtttsss RRReeessseeerrrvvveeeddd bbbyyy AAAuuuttthhhooorrr... The Graphic Memoir and the Cartoonist’s Memory A Dissertation Presented by Alice Claire Burrows to The Graduate School in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature Stony Brook University August 2016 Stony Brook University The Graduate School Alice Claire Burrows We, the dissertation committee for the above candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, hereby recommend acceptance of this dissertation. _________________________________________________________ Raiford Guins, Professor, Chairperson of Defense _________________________________________________________ Robert Harvey, Distinguished Professor, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Dissertation Advisor _________________________________________________________ Krin Gabbard, Professor Emeritus, Cultural Analysis & Theory _________________________________________________________ Sandy Petrey, Professor Emeritus, Cultural Analysis & Theory _________________________________________________________ David Hajdu, Associate Professor, Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism This dissertation is accepted by the Graduate School ___________________________ Charles Taber Dean of the Graduate School ii Abstract of the Dissertation
    [Show full text]
  • Graphic Novel Book List (English)
    Graphic Novels Graphic novels are structured like a comic book with sequenced pictures that tell a story and are written in multiple reading levels. They come in fiction and non-fiction, and in all literary genres such as fairy tales, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, informational, historical and biographical. Why are Graphic Novels great for second language learners? The illustrations throughout the book: • Support text • provide clues for difficult text and vocabulary • teach story structure through a clear sequence • are motivating for struggling readers or students learning a language because they can follow a storyline visually Below is a very short list of graphic novels to get started. There are so many more wonderful graphic novels to read and because of the illustrations, you do not have to follow the grade level suggestions below. Go to your local library and ask your librarian where you can find more. K-2 The Big Wet Balloon by Liniers Written and Drawn by Henrietta by Liniers Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss Babymouse - a series by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm Dog Man – a series by Dav Pilkey 3-5 Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman, illustrated by Sergio García Sánchez (Also available in Spanish as Perdidos en NYC: una aventura en el metro) El Deafo by Cece Bell Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales a series by Nathan Hale ©2019, Jennifer Benedict Medina, Ed.D. Bone – a series by Jeff Smith Ghosts by Reina Telgemeier Sisters by Raina Telgemeier To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel Diary of a Wimpy Kid – a series by Jeff Kinney Dork Diaries – a series by Rachel Renée Russell The Last Kids on Earth Series by Max Braillier The Babysitter’s Club - a series adapted by Raina Telgemeier based on novels by Ann M.
    [Show full text]