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Professor Hillary Chute. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University</i>

Northeastern professor’s book named to New York Times Book Review’s ‘100 Notable Books of 2018’ list

Hillary Chute’s book, Why Comics: From Underground to Everywhere, delves into the superhero phenomenon that permeates pop culture today and looks at how the art form differentiates itself from others.

by Greg St. Martin December 6, 2018

PBS hired Chemical engineering professor Lucas Landherr to bring engineering to life with cartoons and lively anecdotes. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

PBS wanted to make engineering sound fun. The professor the network chose uses cartoons to teach it.

When PBS wanted to produce a 46-part educational series on engineering, it turned to Northeastern’s Lucas Landherr for guidance. The network was drawn by the chemical engineering professor’s pioneering research into how cartoons can help students understand complex principles.

by Bill Ibelle June 5, 2018

Professor’s book explores the essence of comics—from superheroes, to sex, to the suburbs

Hillary Chute’s new book, Why Comics: From Underground to Everywhere, examines the history and culture of comics. It delves into the superhero phenomenon but also the essence of comics’ appeal more broadly and how the art form differentiates itself from others.

by Greg St. Martin January 10, 2018

Hillary Chute, professor of English and art and design, is a comics scholar whose writing and teaching on the medium has spanned a decade. <i>Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University</i>

‘The mainstream has caught up with Comic-Con culture, not the other way around’

Comic-Con arrives in Boston this weekend. Here, professor Hillary Chute, an expert on comics and graphic novels, talks about the vibe at these events as well as the unique nature of the medium.

by Greg St. Martin August 9, 2017

Artist analyzes, disrupts racial stereotypes in comics

Illustrator and graphic novelist John Jennings knows that when most people think about comics, they think of superheroes. Through exhibits like “Visible Noize” at Gallery 360, he is working to change that preconceived notion.

by Joe O'Connell January 12, 2016

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Northeastern professor’s book named to New York Times Book Review’s ‘100 Notable Books of 2018’ list

PBS wanted to make engineering sound fun. The professor the network chose uses cartoons to teach it.

Professor’s book explores the essence of comics—from superheroes, to sex, to the suburbs

‘The mainstream has caught up with Comic-Con culture, not the other way around’

Artist analyzes, disrupts racial stereotypes in comics

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