Resignifying comics for multimodal literary learning

This article examines the role of comics within the field of literary education. It pays particular attention to the capacity of comics to build literary competence by cultivating interpretive and storytelling skills. Traditionally marginalized in education due to perceptions of being a minor or ina...

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Autores: Aliagas, Cristina|||0000-0001-6424-095X, Ahmed, Maaheen|||0000-0001-7356-8906
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:323771
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/323771
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/jtl3.1584
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ensenyament del còmic
Lectura de còmics
Lynda barry
Educació literària
Multimodalitat
Teaching comics
Reading comics
Literary education
Multimodality
Enseñanza del cómic
Lectura de cómics
Educación literaria
Multimodalidad
Enseignement de la bande dessinée
Lecture de bandes dessinées
Éducation littéraire
Multimodalité
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Sumario:This article examines the role of comics within the field of literary education. It pays particular attention to the capacity of comics to build literary competence by cultivating interpretive and storytelling skills. Traditionally marginalized in education due to perceptions of being a minor or inadequate form of reading, comics are now increasingly recognized as complex multimodal literary texts. The article first considers the pedagogical conditions that have facilitated their gradual incorporation into the literature classroom. It then explores the pedagogical potential of comic creation, drawing on the teaching practices of the artist Lynda Barry as a case study to illustrate the intersection between creativity, multimodality and literary analysis. The article argues that comics are not only effective instruments for promoting reading habits but also significant resources for reconfiguring literature pedagogy within a multimodal framework. It concludes that comics can enhance both literary analysis and literary pedagogy, going far beyond their token presence in school libraries.