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Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Research Funding and Strategic Initiatives
 

Research Interests

I'm a specialist in children's media of the US, including animation, comic books, picture books, games, novels, and poetry. I am finishing a book on the history of comic books in US libraries.

Related Publications

  • Disciplining Girls: Understanding the Origins of the Classic Orphan Girl Story. Johns Hopkins University Press (2011).

  • A Literature of Questions: Nonfiction for the Critical Child. University of Minnesota Press (2018). ISBN: 9781517903015

  • Batman: the Animated Series. Wayne State University Press (2021). ISBN: 9780814345405

 

 

 

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Associate Professor
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