Unflattening: A dissertation in comics form reimagines scholarship

Nick Sousanis, an interdisciplinary artist and scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University will discuss his work “Unflattening theory” – the first doctoral dissertation undertaken entirely in comic book format – which argues through its very form for the importance of visual thinking in teaching and learning. This visual-verbal work expands the possibilities for engaging comics within academia while ultimately challenging and reimagining what scholarship can be. In addition to sharing extensive visuals from his work, Sousanis will also delve into the distinct ways that comics present meaning and engage the audience in a comics-making exercise.

Nick cultivates his creative practice at the intersection of image and text. Before coming to NYC, he was immersed in Detroit’s thriving arts community, where he co-founded the arts and cultural web-mag www.thedetroiter.com; served as the founding director of the University of Michigan’s Work:Detroit exhibition space, and became the biographer of legendary Detroit artist Charles McGee.

For more of Nick's work see: www.spinweaveandcut.com

✯ An informal reception will follow the lecture✯

Sponsored by the Adelphi University Ruth S. Ammon School of Education

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