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Images, Speech Balloons, And Artful Representation: Comics As Visual Narratives Of Early Career Teachers, Julian Lawrence, Ching-Chiu Lin, Rita Irwin

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

The ways in which teachers adjust to challenges in the process of becoming professionals are complicated. Teacher mentorship, however, is an important step to creating and sustaining a strong professional career. This article discusses new understandings from a Canadian research project: Pedagogical Assemblage: Building and Sustaining Teacher Capacity through Mentoring Programs in British Columbia. Through our use of an a/r/tography informed methodology in teacher mentorship, we have come to understand how the use of comics permits an unfolding of visual narratives as a unique way of contextualizing the complex stories of teaching and learning. Our motivation in employing comics as …

Teaching Critical Looking: Pedagogical Approaches To Using Comics As Queer Theory, Ashley Manchester

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

Given the challenging depth of queer theoretical concepts, this article argues that one of the most effective ways to teach the complexities of queer theory is by utilizing comics in the classroom. I focus on how college-level instructors can use the content, form, and history of comics to teach students how to enact and do queer theory. By reading and making comics, students learn concrete and theoretical tools for combatting oppressive discourses and modes of meaning making. Teaching comics as queer theory promotes both innovative critical thinking and critical looking skills by centralizing both the rich history of queer comics …

Review Of Captain Marvel And The Art Of Nostalgia, By Brian Cremins, Sean Kleefeld

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

No abstract provided.

Take Long Looks At Anything, Luke Hawley

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Posting about the podcast S-Town by Brian Reed from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/take-long-looks-at-anything/

Portfolio Vol. Vi N 1, John Wyman, Harold R. Holbrook, Barbara Hayne, Merrimon Cuninggim, Thelma Willett, Albert Miller, Pat Brannon, Nancy Forsberg, Carolyn Kearns, Richard Harvey, Robert Spike, Patricia Stodghill, Donald Ladd

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Wyman, John. "Mrs. Brannon's Bathtub". Prose. 1.

Holbrook, Harold R. "Sonnet". Poem. 7.

Hayne, Barbara. "Prayer of A Youth". Poem. 7.

Egger, Ellen. "An Evening". Poem. 7.

Cuninggim, Merrimon. "Lambda Pi Beta Mu". Prose. 9.

Willett, Thelma. "White Rosebuds". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "Span of A Life in Mine". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "Seventeen". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "Ave Atque Vale". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "The Ashes of Letters". Poem. 11.

Miller, Albert. "...To One I Have Known and Loved". Prose. 12.

Wyman, John. "Browning the Artist". Prose. 14.

Brannon, Pat. "Revolution". Poem. 18.

Forsberg, Nancy. Unnamed. Poem. 18.

Kearns, …

Portfolio Vol. Vi N 2, John Wyman, Harold R. Holbrook, Barbara Hayne, Ellen Egger, Merrimon Cuninggim, Thelma Willett, Albert Miller, Pat Brannon, Nancy Forsberg, Carolyn Kearns, Richard Harvey, Robert Spike, Patricia Stodghill, Donald Ladd

Portfolio

Wyman, John. "Mrs. Brannon's Bathtub". Prose. 1.

Holbrook, Harold R. "Sonnet". Poem. 7.

Hayne, Barbara. "Prayer of A Youth". Poem. 7.

Egger, Ellen. "An Evening". Poem. 7.

Cuninggim, Merrimon. "Lambda Pi Beta Mu". Prose. 9.

Willett, Thelma. "White Rosebuds". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "Span of A Life in Mine". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "Seventeen". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "Ave Atque Vale". Poem. 11.

Willett, Thelma. "The Ashes of Letters". Poem. 11.

Miller, Albert. "...To One I Have Known and Loved". Prose. 12.

Wyman, John. "Browning the Artist". Prose. 14.

Brannon, Pat. "Revolution". Poem. 18.

Forsberg, Nancy. Unnamed. Poem. 18.

Kearns, …

Portfolio Vol. V N 3, Marilyn Koons, Sally Davidson, Marianna Stander, John Morton, Bonnie Tomlin, Helen Rhu, Carolyn Metcalf, Dick Harvey, Mary Vercoe, Jacque Hill, Earl W. Brannon, Barbara Hayne, Pete Burrows, Leslie Seagrave, Virginia Benson, Virginia Reynolds

Portfolio

Koons, Marilyn. "Apology". Poem. 5.

Koons, Marilyn. "A Woman's Request" Poem. 5.

Davidson, Sally. "Of the Present". Poem. 5.

Koons, Marilyn. "Escape in Memory". Poem. 5.

Stander, Marianna. "Self Portrait". Picture. 5.

Morton, John. "Consumer's Victory". Prose. 6.

Rhu, Helen. "Prize Winning Poem". Poem. 8.

Rhu, Helen. "To the Victor". Poem. 8.

Rhu, Helen. "Fantasy at Midnight". Poem. 8.

Tomlin, Bonnie. "The Drag". Picture. 8.

Morse, Kay. "In Spite of all..." Prose. 9.

Metcalf, Carolyn. "Isolation". Cartoon. 12.

Koons, Marilyn. "In Black and White". Prose. 14.

Harvey, Dick. "Through Enemy Eyes". Prose. 15.

Vercoe, Mary. "Storm".Poem. 16.

Vercoe, Mary. "Refuge".Poem. …

Portfolio Vol. V N 2, Marilynn Koons, J.G. Rucker, John Wyman, Marace Tolan, Edward A. Wright, Virginia Benson, Moll Wilhelm, Alice Rolph, Mary Vercoe

Portfolio

Koons, Marilynn. "America Is". Poem. 4.

Rucker, J.G. "Nothing but the Beat". Prose. 5.

Wyman, John. "Pringle". Prose. 6.

Tolan, Marace. "Hands at Midnight". Poem. 7.

Wright, Edward A. "All in a Day's Work". Prose. 8.

Benson, Virginia. "Now is the Time". Prose. 9.

Moll, Wilhelm. "The Dead Lover". Prose. 12.

Flammt, Marga. "Escape". Poem. 14.

Rolph, Alice. "Fancy's Flight". Poem. 14.

Vercoe, Mary. "Future". Poem. 14.

Klammt,Marga. "Parting". Poem. 14.

Anonymous. "Denisoniana". Picture. 10.

Benson, Virginia. "Marquand-H.M. Pulham. Esquire". Prose. 15.

Benson, Virginia. "Junior Miss". Prose. 15.

Reynolds, Virginia. "Stubs of the Jungle". Prose. 16.

Masquers. "Thespiana". Prose. 17. …

Portfolio Vol. V N 1, Franklin M. Dippery, Margaret Shields, Toby Raymond, Scott Pruyn, Maurice Tolan, Virginia Benson, Hoyt Leon Sharman, Ervin Nussbaum, Pat Brannon, Leslie Seagrave, Charles Jones, Peggy Collins, Duke Smith

Portfolio

Dippery, Franklin M. Unnamed. Prose. 2.

Shields, Margaret. "The Dance". Prose. 4.

Raymond, Toby. "Tundra". Prose. 7.

Pruyn, Scott. "Lest We Forget". Poem. 9.

Tolan, Maurice. "Pronounced 'Mejico'". Picture. 10.

Phillips, Alison. "Pronounced "Mejico"". Prose. 10.

Benson, Virginia. "Matter of Opinion". Poem. 12.

Benson, Virginia. "Cloud Shadows". Poem. 12.

Benson, Virginia. "Autumn Organist". Poem. 12.

Sherman, Hoyt Leon. "Orchard". Picture. 12.

Nussbaum, Ervin. "The End of John Brown". Picture. 13.

Brannon, Pat. "Revolution". Poem. 13.

Anonymous, Pat. "A Dream". Poem. 13.

Anonymous, Pat. "Her". Poem. 13.

Seagrave, Leslie. "Tibetan Rug". Prose. 14.

Benson, Virginia. "Cronin-The Keys of the Kingdom". Prose. …

The Book That Made Me: A Girl, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Faculty Publications

In this installment of The Book That Made Me, a series from Public Books reflecting on the books that have changed our lives, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner reflects on the freedom he received—to become a whole other person, in a whole other place—from an unexpected source.

Religion And Violence In Jesse James Films, 1972–2010, Travis Warren Cooper

Journal of Religion & Film

This essay analyzes recent depictions of Jesse James in cinema, examining filmic portrayals of the figure between the years of 1972 and 2010. Working from the intersection of the anthropology of film and religious studies approaches to popular culture, the essay fills significant gaps in the study of James folklore. As no substantial examinations of the religious aspects of the James myths exist, I hone in on the legend’s religiosity as contested in filmic form. Films, including revisionist Westerns, are not unlike oral-history statements recorded and analyzed by anthropologists, folklorists, and ethnographers. Jesse James movies, in other words, have much …

How To Attain Liberation From A False World? The Gnostic Myth Of Sophia In Dark City (1998), Fryderyk Kwiatkowski

Journal of Religion & Film

In the second half of the 20th century, a fascinating revival of ancient Gnostic ideas in American popular culture could be observed. One of the major streams through which Gnostic ideas are transmitted is Hollywood cinema. Many works that emerged at the end of 1990s can be viewed through the ideas of ancient Gnostic systems: The Truman Show (1998), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Others (2001), Vanilla Sky (2001) or The Matrix trilogy (1999-2003).

In this article, the author analyses Dark City (1998) and demonstrates that the story depicted in the film is heavily indebted to the Gnostic myth of …

Eng 100: Social Changes Promoted On Television, Avery Hoskins

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

Roasted: Coffee, Insult, Rhetoric, David Pharis Gifford

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

While insult has been a frequent topic for rhetorical study in the past, little if any work has gone toward the formation of a systematic theory of insult. Karina Korostelina has proposed a theory of intergroup identity insults, which appears promising from a socio-cultural perspective. However, her theory does not address the particularly rhetorical characteristics of insults, preferring instead to analyze them with reference to their socio-historic context. While her theory proves sound under scrutiny, it does little to shed light on pejorative rhetoric as rhetoric.

In what follows, I would like to propose certain characteristics of pejorative rhetoric that …

Narratives Of Miami In Dexter And Burn Notice, Myles Mcnutt

Communication & Theatre Arts Faculty Publications

In popular discourse around television, a series’ relationship with place is often marked through the suggestion its setting is “like a character in the show”, but this article argues against adopting this as a framework for analyzing television’s relationship with space and place. It articulates the relationship between this discourse of “spatial capital” and hierarchies of cultural capital within the television industry, limiting the types of series that are deemed to warrant closer investigation regarding issues of space and place and lacking nuanced engagement with place’s relationship with television narrative in particular. After breaking down the logic under which these …

Lind's "A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring The Spiritual Life And Work Of Charles M. Schulz" (Book Review), Cathie L. Chatmon

The Christian Librarian

A review of Lind, S. J. (2016). A Charlie Brown religion: Exploring the spiritual life and work of Charles M. Schulz. Jackson, MI: University of Mississippi Press. 200 pp. $25.00. ISBN 9781496804686

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 4, Dick Wager, Toby Raymond, John Wyman, Virginia Benson, Peg Collins, Leslie Seagrave, Molly White, Duke Smith, Ed Stocker, John Saunders

Portfolio

Wager, Dick. "Collective Bargaining." Prose. 3-5.

Raymond, Toby. "Lochinvar Rides Again." Poetry. 6.

Wyman, John. "Lily of the Alley." Prose. 8-9.

Benson, Virginia. "Lost Cause." Prose. 10.

Collins, Peg. "The Curtain Falls." Prose. 11.

Dorsey, Ann. "Jack." Picture. 12.

Sulke, Jim. "Old Pete." Picture. 12.

Myers, Sue. "Jerry." Picture. 12.

Rosenthal, Joan. "Canadian Farmhouse." Picture. 13.

Deeds, Ed. "Mirror Lake." Picture. 13.

Peters, Doris. "Trees." Picture. 13.

Seagrave, Leslie. "Chinese Coins." Poetry. 14.

White, Molly. "Thoughts in the Rain." Poetry. 14.

Smith, Duke. "Keeping the Records Straight." Prose. 15.

Stocker, Ed. "Joe." Prose. 16-17.

Saunders, John. "Seven Year's Luck." Prose. …

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 3, Virginia Benson, Alison Phillips, Margaret Shields, Thelma Willett, Karl Eschman, Bob Maxwell, John Wyman, Dorothy Hart, Roger Reed, William Mather, John Hammer, Duke Smith, Edward Stransky, Leslie Seagrave

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Benson, Virginia. "Rejected." Prose. 3.

Phillips, Alison. "Lure in April." Poetry. 6.

Shields, Margaret. "Wedding Morning." Prose. 7.

Willett, Thelma. "Ex Libris: G.K.W." Poetry. 8.

Benson, Virginia. "High Note." Poetry. 8.

Maxwell, Bob. "Discovery." Poetry. 8.

Eschman, Karl. "The Case for Modern Music." Prose. 8-9.

Wyman, John. "Dissonance." Prose. 10-11.

Hart, Dorothy. "The Origin of Memorial Day." Prose. 12.

Reed, Roger. "Notes on the Drama." Prose. 13.

Parker, Mab. "Black Girl." Picture. 14.

Mather, William. "The Pasquin." Prose. 15.

Hammer, John. "Over the Green Grass." Prose. 16.

Maxwell, Bob. "Genesis..." Poetry. 19.

Maxwell, Bob. "We Three." Poetry. 19.

Stransky, Ed. …

Portfolio Vol. Iv N 2, Danner Mahood, Mary Virginia Lay, Dorothy Card, John Kinney, Adela Beckham, Robert Bridge, Gordon Seagrave Md, David K. Chin, Charles Jones, Duke Smith, Dave Siegfried, Margaret Shields, Adela Beckham, Toby Raymond, Horace King

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Mahood, Danner L. "War Sonnets." Poetry. 2.

Lenser, Eugene. "Landscape." Picture. 2.

Lay, Mary Virginia. "Damned Laughter." Prose. 3-4.

Card, Dorothy. "They Call It Love." Prose. 5.

Kinney, John. "Maestro." Prose. 7-9.

Anstaett, Joe. "Styleglance." Picture. 6.

Beckham, Adela. "Still the Echo." Poetry. 10.

Bridge, Robert. "Design for Life." Prose. 11.

Seagrave, Dr. Gordon. "Letter from Burma." Prose. 12-13.

Chin, David K. "To know their theatre is to know the Chinese people." Prose. 15.

Jones, Charles. "The Bookshelf." Prose. 16.

Smith, Duke. "Keeping the Records Straight." Prose. 17.

Beckham, Adela. "If Love Could Be." Prose. 19.

Raymond, Toby. "The Courtship …

Portfolio Vol. Iii N 4, Willie Moll, John Barrington, Arthur Ward Lindsey, John Stewart, Allison Phillips, Lindsey E. Yoxall, Adela Beckham, Brooks Fields, Dorothy Deane, Duke Smith, David Timrud

Portfolio

Moll, Willlie. "I Was in Kitchener Camp." Prose. 5-6.

Barrington, John. "The Pledging of Homer McGunk." Prose. 7-9.

Stewart, John. "In Time of Death." Prose. 10.

Lindsey, Arthur Ward. "Retrospect." Prose. 11-13.

Phillips, Allison. "Blue Moon." Poetry. 14.

Yoxall, Lindsey E. "Pro Patria." Prose. 15-16.

Beckham, Adela. "Wind--Dreams." Poetry. 18.

Fields, Brooks. "The Doctor Takes a Trip." Prose. 19-20.

Deane, Dorothy. "Review of New Books." Prose. 21.

Smith, Duke. "Review of New Recordings." Prose. 21.

Timrud, David. "Refugee." Prose. 22-23.