35 pages 1 hour read

Nick Sousanis

Unflattening

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2015

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Essay Topics

1.

Why does Sousanis suggest that comics are an essential aid in education? Refer to at least two juxtapositions of image and text from his book in your answer.

2.

What is the significance of stereoscopic vision to Sousanis’s project? How do the differing viewpoints of each eye create serve as a metaphor for the exploration of different dimensions?

3.

What is flattening according to Sousanis, and how does it happen? In your opinion and with close reference to the work, is flattening more the result of individual or collective endeavor?