I have previously written about how we are developing an Unflattening Portal on Scholarly Voices. The portal is designed to support individuals teaching or reading Dr. Nick Sousanis’ Unflattening (Harvard University Press, 2015).
In order to help people better find new publications on the website, we have created the Unflatteningblog. Subscribers to the blog will receive notices of new publications to the Unflattening Portal as well as notices of major revisions or additions. Minor editing changes or updates to existing pages will not be included in blog postings.
Current Student and Faculty Publications
The following student and faculty publications are currently available on the Unflattening Portal. Reviews of Unflattening and interviews with Nick Sousanis are also listed.
Page numbers refer to the section of Unflattening to which the publication is most relevant.
Periodically, we will post lists of new publications to the portal.
Comics as Student Projects
- “Buddha vs. Mara” by Katie Coffey (p. 66)
- “Galileo’s Telescope” by Taylor Oltman (p. 56)
- “Viking Trip to Vineland” by Sloane Alexander
Essays By Students Related to Concepts in Unflattening
- “Once Upon A Coffee Bean” by Matthew Murphy (p. 66)
Short Reflections by Students Inspired by Unflattening
- “Seeing Beyond the Obvious: Relationship or Transaction” by Jenni Renaud (p. 15, 36, 37, 137)
Teaching Materials Created by Students
- “Graphic Novels and Michigan History” developed by Jenni Renaud (general)
- “Islamic Golden Age Mini Lesson” developed by Joseph Haglund (p. 95)
- “Sculpture Mini Lesson” developed by Alex Podolski (p. 70)
Definitions of Concepts Referenced in UnflatteningWritten by Students
- “Alberto Giacometti’s Figures” by Olivia Knudsen (p. 3-5, 157)
- “Alnton Furst’s Designs for Gotham City” by Olivia Lafere (p. p. 3-5, 7, 9, 157)
- “The Borg from Star Trek” developed by Kenneth Pichler, Jr (p. 3-5, 10, 157)
- “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper” by Gabriella Rex (p. 144)
- “Death from The Seventh Seal in Unflattening” by Jenson Phillips (p. 3-5, 157)
- “Denise Fanning’s Detroit Installation” by Gabriella Rex (p. 3-5, 157)
- “Edvard Munch’s The Scream” by Heather Sandoval (p. 3-5, 7, 18, 157)
- “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by Gabriella Rex (p. 93)
- “Two Dark Realists: Käthe Kollwitz and Nick Sousanis” by Alex Teasdale (p. 3-5, 7, 18, 157)
Research Conducted with Support from the Schoolcraft College Foundation
- “Anton Furst’s Designs for Gotham City” by Olivia Lefere
- “Alberto Giacometti’s Figures” by Olivia Knudsen
- “The Borg from Star Trek” by Kenneth Pichler, Jr.
- “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper” by Gabriella Rex
- “Death from The Seventh Seal in Unflattening” by Jenson Phillips
- “Denise Fanning’s Detroit Installation” by Gabriella Rex
- “Edvard Munch’s The Scream” by Heather Sandoval
- “Graphic Novels and Michigan History” by Jenni Renaud
- “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by Gabriella Rex
- “Seeing Beyond the Obvious: Relationship or Transaction” by Jenni Renaud
- “Two Dark Realists: Käthe Kollwitz and Nick Sousanis” by Alex Teasdale
Mini Lessons, Discussion Prompts, and Writing Prompts Related to Unflattening
- Annotating Unflattening with SnagIt (general)
- Are IKEA Instructions Comics? (general)
- Graphic Novels and Michigan History (general)
- Introduction to Narrative (chapter 5, p. 95)
- Islamic Golden Age Mini Lesson (p. 95)
- Sculpture (p. 79)
- Show It. Don’t Sing It (p. 36, 93)
- What is a Graphic Novel? (general)
- Where Great Ideas Come From (chapter 01)
Reviews and Interviews
- Daffern, Ian. “Unflattening by Nick Sousanis.” Quill and Quire. 25 Jun. 2015.
- Dahlberg, Steve and Mary Alice Long. “Artist Nick Sousanis on the Power of Visuals (and Comics) on Learning amd Creativity.” Blog Talk Radio. 16 Jun. 2015.
- Doctorow, Cory. “Doctoral Dissertation in Graphic Novel Form.” Boing Boing. 21 Jun. 2015.
- Elliott, Terry. “The One Panel University: A Close Reading of Nick Sousanis’ Unflattening.” Impedagogy. 15 May 2015.
- Elliott, Terry. “Unflattened: An Unsanctified Translation, Part One.” Impedagogy. 14 May 2015.
- Elliott, Terry. “Unflattened: An Unsanctified Translation, Part Two.” Impedagogy. 16 May 2015.
- Finch, Matt. “On the Shores of Word and Image.” The Brooklyn Rail. 6 May 2015.
- Finch, Matt. “One Giant Leap: A Review of Unflattening.” The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship. June 11 2015.
- Fitzsimons, Kate. “More To Come 144: Nick Sousanis Interview.” Publisher’s Weekly. 3 April 2015.
- Gardner, Jan. “Unflattening by Nick Sousanis.” The Boston Globe. May 23 2015.
- Lawlor, Hilary. “Our Favorite Comics of 2015 (So Far).” Panels. 7 Jul. 2015.
- Lundsford, Andrea A. “And Now a Word about Seeing Differently.” Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition. 14 May 2015.
- Marshall, Colin. “Doctoral Dissertation as a Graphic Novel: Read a Free Excerpt of Nick Sousanis’ Unflattening.” Open Culture. 23 Jun. 2015.
- McGackin, Brian. “Bookshots: ‘Unflattening’ by Nick Sousanis.” The Brooklyn Rail. 21 Apr. 2015.
- “Mind Change; Invisible; Unflattening.” BookLab. 28 April 2015.
- Mulhere, Kaitlin. “Seeing in New Dimensions.” Inside Higher Ed. 17 March 2015.
- Nappi, Carla. “Nick Sousanis Unflattening.” New Books Network Seminar. 12 Jun. 2015.
- Nieves, Joseph Manuel. “GUEST BLOG: A PhD Dissertation in Comics Form Changed How I Think About Comics.” Comic Spectrum. 29 Apr. 2015.
- Pace Comics Team. “The 20 Best Comics of 2015 (So Far).” Paste. 8 Jul. 2015.
- Pons, Alvardo. “Pictogramas secuenciales.” Babelia. 1 May 2015.
- Salkowitz, Rob. “Comics Hit New Highs — and Lows — in Academia.” ICv2. 15 Jun. 2015.
- Smith, Colin. “An Interview With Nick Sousanis About Unflattening (Part 1 of 2).” Too Busy Thinking About My Comics. 9 Jul. 2015.
- Smith, Colin. “On Unflattening; An Interview With Nick Sousanis (Part 2 of 2).” Too Busy Thinking About My Comics. 10 Jul. 2015.
- Sousanis, Nick. “Upwards.” The Boston Globe. May 24, 2015.
- TYF Staff. “2015 Midyear Review: Best in Books.” The Young Folks. 6 Jul. 2015.
- “Unflattening.” Publisher’s Weekly. [2015].
- Volmers, Eric. “University of Calgary’s Nick Sousanis Takes a Scholarly Approach to Comic Books in New Book, Unflattening.” Calgary Herald. 9 May 2015.
- Wolk, Douglas. “Nick Sousanis’s Unflattening, Drawn and Quarterly’s Celebration of 25 Years and More..” New York Times. 29 May 2015.
- Woodward, Rachel. “University of Calgary Researcher Mixes Comics and Academic Thought..” Gauntlet. 28 May 2015.
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