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Reading in the Gutter (www.readinginthegutter.com) is a podcast that attempts to bridge the space between comics and education. We aim to have thoughtful discussion with students, teachers, parents, administrators, librarians, and researchers about comics and roles they can place in classrooms and other learning contexts. We seek to share research, resources, pedagogy, and curriculum focused on comics with interested stakeholders that is theoretically sound and empirically vetted. Cover art ...
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Teachers' reflections on teaching Gareth Hinds' graphic novel adaptation of The Odyssey...
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Host Dani Kachorsky welcomes high school English teachers Shelby Stringer and Amanda Molitor to Reading in the Gutter to reflect on their experiences teaching Gareth Hinds' graphic novel adaptation of The Odyssey. The three teachers discuss why they selected Gareth Hinds' adaptation, their successes and challenges using this text in classroom, and …
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Teaching 'Maus' for the first time: Challenges, successes, and future directions
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In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani chats with Brooke Feldman-Cryan, a high school English and Theater teacher, about her experiences teaching the graphic novel Maus for the first time. Brooke shares her motivation behind selecting the text as well as some challenges and successes she experienced, and ultimately, what she would require i…
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Reading and creating graphic novel memoirs with Dr. Sean P. Connors...
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In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani hosts Dr. Sean P. Connors from the University of Arkansas to discuss reading and creating graphic novel memoirs. Sean shares his experiences teaching a college course focused on graphic novel memoirs, as well as a culminating experience in which students draft their own comic book style memoirs.…
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Digital storytelling, digital comics, and STEM with Dr. Daryl Axelrod...
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In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani hosts Dr. Daryl Axelrod for a fun-filled discussion about using digital tools to create digital comics. Daryl shares his experiences helping kids to create original comics related to science topics as well as his experiences guiding students through transmediating (or adapting) traditional texts into a…
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Author Interview: Frank Baker discusses 'We Survived the Holocaust'...
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Reading in the Gutter host, Dani Kachorsky, interviews Frank Baker, author of the graphic novel, We Survived the Holocaust. In this episode, Frank discusses the importance of sharing and teaching Holocaust stories in today's day and age, as well as the importance of preparing students to be critical thinkers. Additionally, Frank shares how he was i…
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Teaching comics in different contexts (college, high school, and middle school)...
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Reading in the Gutter returns with our first episode for Season 2 to discuss "Teaching comics in different contexts (college, high school, and middle school)..." with Jason D. DeHart. In this episode, Dani, Ashley, Stephanie, and Jason consider the similarities and differences in teaching comics at different grade levels, how students accept or pus…
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Superheroes and social justice with Dr. Francisco Torres...
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The Reading in the Gutter team is [finally] back! In this episode, Laura, Ashley, and Dani discuss superheroes and superhero comics with Dr. Francisco Torres. Francisco shares his experiences teaching a unit called "Heroes of Color" in which students read and discussed mainstream superhero comics that also featured diverse individuals and experienc…
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Making and assessing comics in the classroom...
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In what we affectionately refer to as the Corona Virus Special, the Reading in the Gutter team, Laura, Ashley, and Dani, speak with Dr. Jason DeHart about making and assessing comics in classroom spaces. Jason provides insights based on both his experiences as a middle school teacher and a university professor. He discusses how he has moved from us…
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A brief history on comics in education...
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In this episode, Dr. Stergios Botzakis joins the Reading in the Gutter team to discuss the history of comics as they relate to education. In addition to sharing his own journey to becoming a comics reader and scholar, Sterg outlines common stigmas attached to comics and graphic novels in educational circles that still persist today and addresses th…
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Reading and teaching 'El Deafo' with Dr. Sara Kersten Parrish (Part 2)
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This episode of Reading in the Gutter picks up where Episode 2 left off. The team continues our conversation with Dr. Sara Kersten Parrish about her experiences reading, teaching, and researching the graphic novel El Deafo by CeCe Bell. Sara shares her experiences reading this book with college students and elementary school students. Then, she pro…
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Reading and teaching 'El Deafo' with Dr. Sara Kersten Parrish (Part 1)
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In this episode, the Reading in the Gutter team speaks with Dr. Sara Kersten Parrish about her experiences reading, teaching, and researching the Newbery Award-winning graphic novel El Deafo by CeCe Bell. Sara reflects on her identity as a deaf woman reading El Deafo for the first time as well as the pedagogical strategies that she used to support …
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In the premiere episode of Reading in the Gutter, the podcast creators, Dani Kachorsky, Ashley Dallacqua, and Laura Jiménez, share how they became interested comics and graphic novels as well as what motivated their interest in understanding the role comics and graphic novels can play in education. They also discuss their goals for the podcast and …
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