Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1438994
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
EISSN: EISSN-2161-8895
Students Contesting "Colormuteness" through Critical Inquiries into Comics
David E. Low
English Journal, v106 n4 p19-28 2017
In an era of "colorblind racism," in which race and racism are often suppressed as topics of discussion in classrooms, this article explores how students used comics to invent workarounds for "colormuteness" in their school. Knowing comics are not generally taken seriously, students employed the medium to subversive ends.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Cartoons, Role Models, Racism, Social Bias, Popular Culture, Culturally Relevant Education, Activism, Student Attitudes, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking
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Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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