Comic Boom - Comics in Education - with Writer, Illustrator and Educator Sayra Begum
09/14/23 • 43 min
This episode is part of a collaboration with Lakes International Comics Arts Festival.
Lucy chats to writer, illustrator and educator Sayra Begum
Sayra Begum is an illustrator, writer and educator based in Nottingham. She teaches Illustration at Falmouth University and Comics at De Montfort University. Begum released her debut graphic novel, Mongrel in 2020 (supported by ACE, published by Knockabout).
Begum has contributed to the 10 Years to Save the World comic anthology, the Wild Escape campaign, and Constrain Climate Comics where she created a comic responding to the IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). She also took part in the Comics Cultural Exchange Residency in Prague and was also recently an artist in residence at New Art Exchange, where she launched her Pilgrimage project.
Find Sayra on:
Instagram: @sayra_begum_illustration
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SayraBegumIllustratorLinks to everything discussed in this episode can be found on the podcast padlet.
You can SUPPORT the podcast by buying a comic or buying me a comic at: https://ko-fi.com/lucysbProducer and Host: @Lucy_BraidleyContact: [email protected]
This episode is part of a collaboration with Lakes International Comics Arts Festival.
Lucy chats to writer, illustrator and educator Sayra Begum
Sayra Begum is an illustrator, writer and educator based in Nottingham. She teaches Illustration at Falmouth University and Comics at De Montfort University. Begum released her debut graphic novel, Mongrel in 2020 (supported by ACE, published by Knockabout).
Begum has contributed to the 10 Years to Save the World comic anthology, the Wild Escape campaign, and Constrain Climate Comics where she created a comic responding to the IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). She also took part in the Comics Cultural Exchange Residency in Prague and was also recently an artist in residence at New Art Exchange, where she launched her Pilgrimage project.
Find Sayra on:
Instagram: @sayra_begum_illustration
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SayraBegumIllustratorLinks to everything discussed in this episode can be found on the podcast padlet.
You can SUPPORT the podcast by buying a comic or buying me a comic at: https://ko-fi.com/lucysbProducer and Host: @Lucy_BraidleyContact: [email protected]
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Comic Boom - Comics in Education- Comics and Climate Change with illustrator Emma Reynolds
This episode is part of a collaboration with Lakes International Comics Arts Festival.
Lucy chats to writer and illustrator Emma Reynolds
Emma Reynolds is an illustrator and author based in Manchester, UK.
Her latest book Drawn to Change The World: 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists, is a middle grade graphic novel with each activist bio illustrated by an acclaimed artist from around the world. With extensive backmatter including activist interviews on the power of community, and illustrations to explain the science - Drawn focuses on the need to centre Indigenous solutions and intersectional climate justice, and also speaks on how we need more artists to transform society and tell new stories about our future - allowing us to manifest them into reality.
Find Emma on:
Instagram: @EmmaIllustrateTwitter: @EmmaIllustrate TikTok: @EmmaIllustrateLinks to everything discussed in this episode can be found on the podcast padlet.
You can SUPPORT the podcast by buying a comic or buying me a comic at: https://ko-fi.com/lucysbProducer and Host: @Lucy_BraidleyContact: [email protected]
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Comic Boom - Comics in Education - exploring children's comics writing with academic Helen Jones
In this episode Lucy chats to lecturer in primary education and PhD student Helen Jones.
We discuss the power that can be found in giving children opportunity to write comics for pleasure - and what we can find out about their views on the world around them through exploring what they write. Helen draw on her action research with children in her comics club to share a compelling overview of why the freedom to create is so important.
You can find more out about Helen's research in Children's Literature in Action, which you can access as a free ebook here - definitely a recommended read!!
Find Helen on:
Twitter: @EggyHelenLinks to everything discussed in this episode can be found on the podcast padlet.
You can SUPPORT the podcast by buying a comic or buying me a comic at: https://ko-fi.com/lucysbProducer and Host: @Lucy_BraidleyContact: [email protected]
Comic Boom - Comics in Education - Comic Boom - Comics in Education - with Writer, Illustrator and Educator Sayra Begum
Transcript
Hello, and welcome to comic boom, the comics and education podcast. If you're interested in the crossover between comics and education. Then this is the podcast for you. My name is Lucy Starbuck Braidley. And each week I'll be joined by a fellow educator and academic librarian or a creator of comics to discuss their journey into comics and provide some inspiration to influence your practice and hopefully shine some light on titles. You can bring into your libraries an
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