Category: graphic travelogue

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Literature and Composition Graphic Memoirs Syllabus

This semester, I am teaching a literature and composition course. It has been a few years since I have taught a course like this, and this semester, I am approaching it a little bit differently. I have taught graphic nrratives in my courses before, but I have not used them exclusively. After hearing from a colleague who has done something similar, I thought I … Read More Literature and Composition Graphic Memoirs Syllabus

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Connections in Lucy Knisley’s “An Age of License”

Last post, I wrote about Lucy Knisley’s An Age of License (2014). Today, I want to continue looking at Knisley’s book, specifically as it relates to my continuing thoughts on the ways that travel and place connect us. Edvard Grieg once said, “Min mening er, at pÃ¥ samme mÃ¥te som mennesket er individuelt og sosialt, slik er kunstneren bÃ¥de nasjonal og kosmopolitt!” (“My opinion … Read More Connections in Lucy Knisley’s “An Age of License”

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“Unhoming” and Lucy Knisley’s “An Age of License”

Last December, I had the opportunity to head over to Oslo to speak with VideregÃ¥ende skole (VGS) teachers about the use of comics and graphic novels in the classroom. I spoke about texts such as G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona’s Ms. Marvel, Jeff Lemire’s The Underwater Welder, and more. In preparation for the talk, I started reading more texts and came across Lucy … Read More “Unhoming” and Lucy Knisley’s “An Age of License”