The Figure of the Teacher in Comics: A Psychoanalytic Study of Immaterial and Fragmented Education

Lewkowich, David

This book explores the distinctive narrative and representational gestures used to portray the personal and professional lives of teachers in comics. While serving as a reference for conceptualizing teachers in literary and popular culture, this book also turns to comics as a means to better understand and interpret lived, emotional experiences of teaching. Lewkowich discusses the cultural history of teachers in North American comics, and provides a series of thematic studies on the split and secret identities of teachers, teacher’s deaths by murder, and the teacher’s relationship to the thought bubble. He also outlines the psychic and social consequences of reading and making comics with preservice teachers.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2024-10-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031670428

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-67043-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 335