Graphica in Education: Graphic Novels come out from Under the Desk Saturday, January 31, 2009 Fordham University Graduate School of Education - Lowenstein Center, Lincoln Center Campus, 113 W. 60th St., New York City
The conference will feature leading speakers in education, libraries and the graphic novel and comics industry. It will host a specialized educational graphica book fair and a new awards ceremony to recognize graphic novels that have made a positive impact in the classroom. The conference will cover issues facing the educators as Graphica in all forms have made a substantial impact on the reading choices of K-12students.
Confirmed Speakers
James Bucky Carter,Ph.D., is an assistant professor of English Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. His work focuses on literacy issues and popular culture’s connections to education. His work has appeared in Marvels and Tales, ImageTexT, and International Journal of Comic Art. He has taught middle school, high school, community college, and university courses. He is the editor of Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel, which advises middle and high schoolteachers ideas on how to use graphic novels in their classrooms.
Dr. Michael Bitz, Ed.D., is the founder of The Comic Book Project and co-founder of the Youth Music Exchange is an internationally recognized innovator in education and is the first recipient of the Mind Trust fellowship in educational entrepreneurship. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award from Teachers College, Columbia University and is the author of two forthcoming books: Manga High (Harvard Education Press) and When Commas Meet Kryptonite (Teachers College Press).
Jimmy Gownley author of the best-selling Amelia Rules! and a 7-time Eisner Awards nominee, is an advocate for kids’ comics, having co-founded the organization Kids Love Comics
which works to promote comic books and graphic novels as a valuable
tool for literacy and education in schools, libraries, and at home.
Jim Salicrup Editor-in-Chief PaperCutz
a graphic novel publishing company for tweens 8-14, that publishes the
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, worked under Stan Lee at Marvel Comics,
becoming editor of their flagship Spider-Man line of comic
books, launching the
career of Todd McFarlane (Spawn), and founding Topps' licensed
properties,
X-Files, Xena, and Hercules. He is on the board of trustees of the New
York
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MOCCA).
Jessica Abel author of the best-selling Graphic Novel La Perdida Ali Kokmen Marketing Manager Del Ray Manga
John Shableski Schools & Libraries Diamond Comics
Dr. Marshall George Ed.D., Professor of Education Fordham University
Alan Brody authorWhite Shaka Boy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION Early Bird rates by Jan. 3 General $125 • Librarians & Fordham Faculty $75 • Students $25 Free for Fordham Students ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call for Papers - Please Note This Is Closed (To inquire about our next conference send a query to papers@gaph-ed.com)
Educators, academics and graphic novel specialists are encouraged to submit papers. Proposals should include:
• The type of presentation (e.g., paper presentation, teaching demonstration, panel discussion)
• A brief description (50 words or less) of the presentation or workshop
• A summary (500 words or less) of the workshop, includingrationale/theoretical grounding, practical application, and participantinvolvement (the benefit to participants)
• The name(s), contact information, and affiliation of presenter(s)
The Conference is co-sponsored by Diamond Comics a leading graphic novel distribution company and Random House Academic Marketing. It is produced by ViziPress, a division ofTECHmarketing under the direction of Alan Brody, author of White Shaka Boy.
For more information on speaking or exhibiting, contact Ellen Schaeffer at (212) 624-9110 or email info@graph-ed.com
Fordham University Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offeringexceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition toapproximately 14,700 students in its four undergraduate colleges andits six graduate and professional schools. It has residential campusesin the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in Westchester, and the LouisCalder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y.
