[Comicsstudiessociety] CFP: “Comics and Graphic Novels in the World History Classroom” (World History Bulletin; Sept 15, 2022)

[Gene Kannenberg, Jr.]

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*World History Bulletin* is seeking quality essays, lesson plans, and
classroom activities for inclusion in its upcoming Fall 2022 issue, “Comics
and Graphic Novels in the World History Classroom.”

Guest-edited by Trevor R Getz, author of the graphic novel *Abina and the
Important Men*, “Comics and Graphic Novels in the World History Classroom”
will explore the juncture of emergent popular forms of history and the
traditional texts which have historically served as the backbone of history
coursework. This point of overlap has caused friction, as shown recently
with the banning of Art Spiegelman’s Holocaust-set *Maus* by a school board
in the American state of Tennessee. The controversy over *Maus* has
motivated conversations about the uses of comics and graphic novels in
classrooms and the themes they depict, as well as raised questions about
the limits on teaching curriculum.

Yet *Maus *is but one of many comics and graphic novels scholarly
historians and instructors have used in their research and classrooms,
from *Perpetua’s
Journey *to *The Arab of the Future *and *The Three Escapes of Hannah
Arendt*, each are rich in historical context and detailed storytelling, as
well as provide vivid windows into moments of historical significance that
capture the imagination of students—while at the same time being
controversial. It is clear, however, that the trend toward popularizing
historical events in this medium is accelerating, and *World History
Bulletin*’s upcoming issue sets out to capture some of the ways in which
educators and researchers have used comics and graphic novels in their work.

*World History Bulletin* invites contributions to a thematic issue at the
intersection of popular histories in the form of comics and graphic novels
and world histories. We are especially interested in articles that share
fresh research or historiographical perspectives on the use of popular
histories; present innovative teaching at all levels that employ comics and
graphic novels to explore world history themes; or explore the connection
between student engagement with traditional history texts and the medium of
comics and graphic novels. We welcome short interviews with designers,
artists, writers, and scholars and small roundtables on a book, film, or
other work.

The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2022. Essays and questions
should be directed to Joseph M. Snyder, the incoming Editor-in-Chief
of the *World
History Bulletin* at bulletin at thewha.org.
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