Going Remote GN (2023 Seven Stories Press) A Teacher's Journey comic books 2023
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Published May 2023 by Seven Stories Press.$6.00
1st printing. Written by Adam Bessie. Art and cover by Peter Glanting. With Peter Glanting's powerful illustrations, author Adam Bessie, an English professor and graphic essayist, uses the unique historical moment of the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to explore the existing inequalities and student struggles that plague the public education system. This graphic memoir chronicles the reverberations from the onset of the pandemic in 2020 when students and educators left their physical classrooms for remote learning. As a professor at a community college, Bessie shows how despite these challenges, teachers work tirelessly to create a more equitable educational system by responding to mental health issues and student needs. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.