Reading in the Gutter
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 by Dani Kachorsky
Reading in the Gutter
Introducing graphic novels into the community college curriculum with George Festin Lorenzo
In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani Kachorsky host long time educator, George Festin Lorenzo, to discuss his experiences introducing graphic novels into the community college English Language Arts curriculum. George discusses the importance of choice in reading, demonstrates that traditional literary analysis can be conducted using visual texts, and reflects on students' general enjoyment in the process. Together, George and Dani consider how George's literary analysis project could be adapted to other educational contexts and offer reading recommendations for those teachers looking to introduce similar projects into their classroom practice.
