The Murphy Library currently has a display of graphic novels on the 2nd floor landing. In case you didn't know, the Library currently owns about 40 titles.
Graphic novels are growing in popularity. Films like Sin City, 300, and Ghost Rider all have roots in this format. In February, California's City on a Hill Press wrote about the growing popularity of using graphic novels in literature courses, click here.
Here's a few ideas on how to use graphic novels in the classroom:
- focus on multiracial issues, Palestine;
- Tale of One Bad Rat could be used to focus on abuse topics and life on the street;
- Blankets by Craig Thompson focuses on family, growing up, etc.
- Cancer Vixen by Marisa Acocella Marchetto deals with breast cancer;
- Maus by Art Spiegelman focuses on the holocaust;
- Ghost World by Daniel Clowes covers teenagers and coming of age;
- The Contract with God trilogy : life on Dropsie Avenue by Will Eisner deals with tenement life, immigrants, New York;
- Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes covers German history, social life, leading up to world war;
Display courtesy of Anne Chernaik.
Photo courtesy of Julie Britten.
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