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Book review: Superhero Comics

open access: yesFafnir, 2018
Gavaler, Chris. Superhero Comics. Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4742-2635-6.
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Jing Li, Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture

open access: yes, 2017
In this first Next Page column of the 2017-18 academic year, Jing Li, Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, shares recommendations for Chinese folktales that will help readers “see China in plural forms,” her favorite book to give as a ...
Li, Jing, Musselman Library,
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An American Golem: Comic Books, Creation, and the Virtue of Escape in Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This thesis examines Michael Chabon’s defense of escapist stories as manifested in his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000).
McAllister, Mary
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How to ‘survive’ after graduating in science or engineering: Becoming an academic administrator

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract This is the eighth article in the series ‘Survival Skills for Scientists’; previous papers were published in the Journal of Materials Education. Here I describe my views, based partly on personal experience, about pursuing an alternative career path within academia: becoming an administrator (e.g., Department Chair, Dean, Vice‐President ...
Federico Rosei
wiley   +1 more source

El cómic español desde 1995

open access: yesArbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura, 2011
En los últimos quince años, el cómic ha cambiado mucho en España. Aunque el escaso peso de la industria del cómic no permite a los autores vivir como profesionales, el medio ha ganado prestigio, atención crítica en las páginas culturales y un lugar en ...
Juan Manuel Díaz de Guereñu
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Comic Books That Teach Mathematics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
During the 2008--2009 academic year, the author embarked on an extremely non-standard curriculum path: developing comic books with embedded mathematics appropriate for 3rd through 6th grade students.
Kessler, Bruce
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Wonder as a Gateway to Science Meaning‐Making: Primary Pupils’ Narrative Journeys

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how wonder fosters transformative learning in science education for pupils (11–12 years old), creating meaning about cycles in nature. As an emotional and epistemic trigger, wonder may bridge everyday experiences with abstract scientific concepts by stimulating curiosity and creativity. Through a narrative writing task, the
Pauline Book, Siri‐Christine Seehuus
wiley   +1 more source

A Semiotic Analysis of Visual Elements Particular to the Medium of Comics in Alan Ford by Max Bunker and Magnus

open access: yesMedijske Studije, 2014
This paper presents the results of a semiotic analysis of visual elements characteristic for the medium of comic books applied to the first seventy-five issues of the Croatian edition of Alan Ford.
Hrvoje Gržina
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We don’t need just the DFC, we needs lots of comics, and what’s more, we can make them. Let’s get to it! [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Comics have too often been dismissed as unsophisticated, popular culture texts or as a phase of reading which children are encouraged to move out of towards more ‘worthy’ literary fare.
Gibson, Mel
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The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross‐sectional study of children and young people in England

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
AbstractBackgroundWe aimed to assess the prevalence of food insecurity reported by children and young people in four areas of England in 2023 and examine its association with mental health and wellbeing.MethodsWe used data from the OxWell student survey, a large, diverse, cross‐sectional study of 38,430 students aged 8–19 years, conducted primarily in ...
Giacomo Bignardi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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