San Diego State University

San Diego State University will develop and convene a national forum designed to (1) establish a robust network of research libraries using comics to promote innovations in learning, scholarship, and community engagement; (2) facilitate sustainable campus and community partnerships around the use of comics; (3) explore opportunities to promote the teaching of social justice issues through comics and the ways in which research libraries can support those efforts; and (4) suggest a model for research-based engagement with comics and community partners that can be adapted for use in other regions of the country. This project will foster sustainable library partnerships to support the inclusion of comics in education.