Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Chris Palazzolo, head of collection management and social sciences librarian, discusses selected graphic novels from Emory Libraries’ vast collection of comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels.
Throughout their 200-plus-year history, these media have endured periodic critiques that they represent a lower level of literacy. Today, there is growing appreciation for the complex visual and text-based “double literacy” that these media help readers to develop, and for the ways they enable the exploration of emotionally charged topics, underrepresented narratives, and marginalized points of view. For these reasons, graphic narratives are a rapidly growing field of study, and Emory Libraries has curated an exhibit that provides an overview of the genre and takes a deep dive into the topics of Afrofuturism, LGBT, and experiences of colonialism. For more information on this exhibition visit emorylib.info/GraphicNovelsComicCollections.
Calliope’s Cabinet—an exploration of curious innovations through the ages—is a collaboration between The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation and Emory Libraries.
More from the Emory Libraries playlist, including other Calliope’s Cabinet videos: emorylib.info/playlist
The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation website: https://hatchery.emory.edu
Emory Libraries website: https://libraries.emory.edu/
Chris Palazzolo, head of collection management and social sciences librarian, discusses selected graphic novels from Emory Libraries’ vast collection of comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels.
Throughout their 200-plus-year history, these media have endured periodic critiques that they represent a lower level of literacy. Today, there is growing appreciation for the complex visual and text-based “double literacy” that these media help readers to develop, and for the ways they enable the exploration of emotionally charged topics, underrepresented narratives, and marginalized points of view. For these reasons, graphic narratives are a rapidly growing field of study, and Emory Libraries has curated an exhibit that provides an overview of the genre and takes a deep dive into the topics of Afrofuturism, LGBT, and experiences of colonialism. For more information on this exhibition visit emorylib.info/GraphicNovelsComicCollections.
Calliope’s Cabinet—an exploration of curious innovations through the ages—is a collaboration between The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation and Emory Libraries.
More from the Emory Libraries playlist, including other Calliope’s Cabinet videos: emorylib.info/playlist
The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation website: https://hatchery.emory.edu
Emory Libraries website: https://libraries.emory.edu/
