Comics in the Classroom: A Conversation with Gitanjali Sterling
Written by Jackson Jones on March 15, 2018
On the 4th episode of the Parrhesia Podcast, your host Jackson Jones speaks with Gitanjali Sterling about comic books and graphic novels as an educational medium. Gita Sterling is a sociology undergrad at PSU and is a member of The Wellness and Health Action Team where she has been applying the concept of comics in education to communicate heath information to students. In our discussion, we highlight some examples of educational comics, propose some applications of the medium in education, and talk about Gita’s work at Student Health and Counseling.
Book Links
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6917121-monsters
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38333.Black_Hole
https://books.google.com/books/about/Inhuman_Traffick.html?id=0b3IoAEACAAJ
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9516.Persepolis
Comic Club Links
https://www.facebook.com/PSUcomicsclub/
Cover art by Gita Sterling