학술논문
Another Fever Year? Making Sense of Pandemics with a Historical Graphic Novel
Document Type
Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Reports - Research
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Source
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1741-4350
1741-4369
1741-4369
Abstract
This qualitative study highlights how children's literature can serve as a springboard for discussing current events while making connections with a similar historical event. Undergraduate students enrolled in children's literature courses read the graphic novel "Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918" and discussed the parallels between the book and the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicate strong text-to-self and text-to-world connections between the events of the flu of 1918 highlighted in the graphic novel and those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Connections included restrictions and closures, mask mandates, vaccine development, medical theories, and theories of spread. Information dissemination and consumption was a prominent theme.