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From: Bloom, Sam <Sam.Bloom_at_cincinnatilibrary.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:17:24 -0500
I see what you're saying, Sharron, and I think that is true... for those of us in the world of children's/YA literature. But not so much for other folks.
When parents come in with their kids, asking for help finding something to read, we inevitably end up in the Graphic Novels section. And when I use that term to introduce the format, 9 times out of 10 I get a sharp glance from the parents, who I assume are thinking the same thing Marc mentioned... "graphic" as a salacious, provocative term. Thankfully I have the books in front of me so the parents can see that they're really nothing of the sort, but it does make one wonder if there's a better way of labeling them.
That said, I'm getting ready to start a Graphic Novel book club for 8-12 y.o.'s, so I'm preparing myself... I think it is going to take a lot of explanation for the parents who aren't down with the lingo!
Sam Bloom Senior Children's Librarian, Blue Ash Library Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County 4911 Cooper Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 369-6051
________________________________________ From: Sharron L. Mcelmeel [mcelmeels_at_uwstout.edu] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:49 PM Subject: Re: Graphic "Novels"
Dear All, It seems to me that "graphic novel" has become a format and is a term that is used regardless of genre. I encourage my graduate lit students to adopt that usage -- much as "picture book" might be non-fiction, fiction, poetry or whatever -- it is still a picture book. Works for me. Sharron
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:17:24 -0500
I see what you're saying, Sharron, and I think that is true... for those of us in the world of children's/YA literature. But not so much for other folks.
When parents come in with their kids, asking for help finding something to read, we inevitably end up in the Graphic Novels section. And when I use that term to introduce the format, 9 times out of 10 I get a sharp glance from the parents, who I assume are thinking the same thing Marc mentioned... "graphic" as a salacious, provocative term. Thankfully I have the books in front of me so the parents can see that they're really nothing of the sort, but it does make one wonder if there's a better way of labeling them.
That said, I'm getting ready to start a Graphic Novel book club for 8-12 y.o.'s, so I'm preparing myself... I think it is going to take a lot of explanation for the parents who aren't down with the lingo!
Sam Bloom Senior Children's Librarian, Blue Ash Library Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County 4911 Cooper Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 369-6051
________________________________________ From: Sharron L. Mcelmeel [mcelmeels_at_uwstout.edu] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:49 PM Subject: Re: Graphic "Novels"
Dear All, It seems to me that "graphic novel" has become a format and is a term that is used regardless of genre. I encourage my graduate lit students to adopt that usage -- much as "picture book" might be non-fiction, fiction, poetry or whatever -- it is still a picture book. Works for me. Sharron
-- Sharron L. McElmeel Instructor University of Wisconsin - Stout RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/childrenslit.cfm RDGED 704 Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/yalit.cfm Home _at_ Cedar Rapids IOWA e-mail: mcelmeels_at_uwstout.edu phone: (319) 393-2562 (in CST zone) ==== CCBC-Net Use ==== You are currently subscribed to ccbc-net as: ccbc-archive_at_post.education.wisc.edu. To post to the list, send message to... ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu To receive messages in digest format, send a blank message to... digest-ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu To unsubscribe, send a blank message to... leave-ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu ==== CCBC-Net Archives ==== The CCBC-Net archives are available to all CCBC-Net listserv members. The archives are organized by month and year. A list of discussion topics (including month/year) is available at... http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbcnet/archives.asp To access the archives, go to... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/ccbc-net ...and enter the following when prompted... username: ccbc-net password: Look4PostsReceived on Tue 18 Nov 2014 09:17:48 AM CST
