Comic-art makers and avid readers agree: if the great Australian graphic novel exists, what makes it great just might surprise you.
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A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might be: you don’t have to.
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In the absence of meaningful national dialogue about race, the American public often turns to entertainers to unpack complicated social issues.
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Lecturer in European Languages (French and Francophone Studies), Monash University
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Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Senior Fellow, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor, Department of English, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Contemporary Literature, University of Reading
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Associate Professor, Creative Writing, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Animation and Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Children's Literature, University of Newcastle; University of Tasmania
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Professor of Literacy Education, University of Tasmania