Help Needed: Teachers using graphic novels and comics needed for study in NC

[Cary Gillenwater]

Hi everyone, My name is Cary Gillenwater, and I am a doctoral student
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am working on my
qualitative dissertation entitled Hybrid texts in adolescents lives:
Uses and possibilities, and I need your help. I am hoping that someone
either is, or can put me in touch with, middle school language arts
teachers and/or high school English teachers in NC that have been using
the medium of comic books/graphic novels effectively in their classes
for a significant amount of time. Essentially I am looking for teachers
who have years of experiencing using this medium, often in place of or
complimentary to traditional literature. Thank you! Cary

[James Bucky Carter]

Hi, Cary. If you want to contact me at my utep e-mail, I may have some names for you, though they may or may not be close to Chapel Hill. Also, I hope you'll reconsider using the term "genre" to describe graphic novels and comics as you continue your research. I look forward to seeing your future work!

Best,
James Bucky Carter

[MariaD]

Howdy neighbor (Cary, NC here) - what sorts of entities do you include as "schools"? Specifically, how about homeschoolers?

[Cary Gillenwater]

Hi neighbor (Carrboro), Unfortunately for my dissertation it needs to be public schools. Do you happen to know of anyone in a public school setting?

[MariaD]

I will keep my eyes open and ask around!

[Cary Gillenwater]

Thanks!