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Unflattening: Weaving the Literal through the Abstract

March 8, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Learn how to weave an academic argument through the abstract world of the graphic novel with comic book artist Nick Sousanis.

Come to this workshop ready to reframe your perceptions of academic writing with Nick Sousanis. Nick is a scholar, art critic, cartoonist, educational innovator and assistant professor of humanities and liberal studies at San Francisco State University who transcends traditional notions of scholarship. He wrote and drew his doctoral dissertation entirely in comic book form and published it as the groundbreaking graphic novel Unflattening (Harvard University Press), receiving the 2016 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Humanities, the Lynd Ward Prize for Best Graphic Novel of 2015, and a nomination for an Eisner Award.

Reimagine Argument through the creative tools of a graphic novelist.

Space is limited. Registration required:
https://goo.gl/forms/PSVJyr5beriIVKRR2

Starts promptly at 7:00PM!

Details

Date:
March 8, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2113597801988967