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Unflattening
''Unflattening'' is a graphic novel by artist and researcher Nick Sousanis that was originally the first dissertation from Columbia University to be written in a comic book format. The book was published by Harvard University Press in April 2015 and won the 2015 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, taking top honor as book of the year. The Brazilian edition of the book (''Desaplanar'', editora Veneta, published in 2017), won the 2018 Troféu HQ Mix in category "best theoretical book". References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Sousanis
Walter Nickell "Nick" Sousanis is an American scholar, art critic, and cartoonist; a co-founder of the TheDetroiter.com, he is also the first person at Columbia University to write a dissertation entirely in a comic book format. Sousanis believes that comics are powerful teaching tools and has developed courses on comics at Teachers College and Parsons. In addition to his classroom teaching, Sousanis' artwork has been exhibited in such venues as Microsoft Research in Seattle. He publishes articles on teaching with comics in the ''Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy'' and other venues. In addition to publishing, Sousanis has spoken at symposiums and conferences around the world. The noteworthiness of Sousanis' contribution to the field of academics has been discussed in '' Inside Higher Ed'' and ''The Chronicle of Higher Education''. Biography A former professional tennis player and instructor, Sousanis majored in mathematics at Western Michigan University. Sousanis and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |