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Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels

Anthony Letizia -
High school social studies teacher Tim Smyth shares his extensive knowledge of using comics in the classroom in a 2023 overview of his personal teaching methods and tips for fellow teachers.

Graphic Medicine International Collective

Pop Culture Classroom

Comic Book Conventions and New York Public Schools

Reacting to the Past

Hamilton Education Program

Cosplay for Science Initiative

Hunger Action Heroes Unite!

Set Phasers to Teach

The Marvel Age of Comics

The Might Thor Joins the Peace Corps

Anthony Letizia -
Thor alter-ego Donald Blake travels to the war-torn nation of San Diablo as a volunteer doctor to help the sick, similar to the tens-of-thousands of young Americans who joined the Peace Corps.

The Avengers: The Rise and Fall of McCarthyism

The Fantastic Four and Apollo 11

Mary Jane Watson: Go-Go Dancer

The Incredible Hulk and the University of Wisconsin

Wyatt Wingfoot: The Fish-In Protests

Spider-Man and Project Mercury

The X-Men and Greenwich Village

Red Wolf and the Occupation of Alcatraz

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: The Dakota Access Pipeline

Anthony Letizia -
The Green Arrow: Rebirth comic book series included a two-issue story arc based on real world protests at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation against the construction of an oil pipeline.

The Justice League of America Battles Pollution

Green Arrow: The Death of John Lennon

Green Arrow: Salvadoran Sanctuary

Green Arrow: The Native American Movement

Green Arrow: The Homeless of Seattle

Green Arrow: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Green Arrow: Love Canal and Toxic Waste

Green Arrow: Journey to Appalachia

Comic Books and the Real World

Ms. Marvel and Voting in America

Anthony Letizia -
Writer G. Willow Wilson explored the reasons why Americans don’t vote in a Ms. Marvel comic book published in November 2016 in which the superhero tries to increase turnout in Jersey City.

Champions: Mitigating Climate Change

Starfire: Apartheid No More

Heroes Against Hunger

Superman and the Securities Exchange Act

Superman and the New Deal

Steve Rogers vs. the German American Bund

Sam Wilson: The U.S.-Mexican Border

The Unstoppable Wasp and G.I.R.L.

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Popular culture often serves as a mirror into the past and present through narratives that reflect the real world. Remixing History intertwines these fictional stories with their factual counterparts, creating a hybrid history and better understanding of our times in the process.

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