WHERE:
Wells Hall B243
WHEN:
February 27, 2025
WHAT:
Talks, Panels, and Presentations
ABOUT
Joel Christian Gill is a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence cited as one of the best graphic novels of 2020 by The New York Times and for which he was awarded the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize. He wrote the words and drew the pictures for Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride and the award-winning graphic novel series Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, as well as 3 volumes of Tales of The Talented Tenth, which tell the stories of Bass Reeves, Bessie Stringfield, and Robert Smalls. Gill has dedicated his life to creating stories to build connections with readers through empathy, compassion, and ultimately, humanity. He received his MFA from Boston University and his BA from Roanoke College. Gill is the Chair of the MFA in Visual Narrative at Boston University.
Event Sponsors:
Department of English, Graphic Possibilities Research Workshop, Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality, Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities (IAH), College of Arts & Letters, Department of History, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC), MSU Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, and the Residential College in the Arts & Humanities (RCAH).
Time: 7pm-8:30pm