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Chester Brown (2024)
Book
Køhlert, F. B. (in press). Chester Brown. University Press of Mississippi

Best known for his alternative comics, Chester Brown (b. 1960) is one of the most acclaimed and influential cartoonists of the last half century. This first biography provides a critical account of Brown’s life and career, highlighting his role in th... Read More about Chester Brown.

Style (2022)
Other
Køhlert, F. B. (2022). Style. Cham, Switzerland

Pedagogy (2022)
Other
Køhlert, F. B. (2022). Pedagogy. Cham, Switzerland

Close-up (2022)
Other
Køhlert, F. B. (2022). Close-up. Cham, Switzerland

Introduction: The Literary History of Chicago (2021)
Book Chapter
Køhlert, F. B. (2021). Introduction: The Literary History of Chicago. In F. Byrn Køhlert (Ed.), Chicago: A Literary History (1-14). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108763738.001

This chapter outlines the literary history of Chicago from the city’s inception to the present day. Guided by the idea of Chicago as the crossroads of modern America, the chapter argues that the city occupies a distinctive place in American literatur... Read More about Introduction: The Literary History of Chicago.

In the Cards: Collaboration and Comics-Making in the Traditional English Classroom (2020)
Book Chapter
Køhlert, F. B., & Sousanis, N. (2020). In the Cards: Collaboration and Comics-Making in the Traditional English Classroom. In S. E. Kirtley, A. Garcia, & P. E. Carlson (Eds.), With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Comics (226-238). University Press of Mississippi. https://doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496826046.003.0014

Linking theory and practice, Frederik Byrn Køhlert and Nick Sousanis offer myriad examples of what their co-teaching approach with and through comics looks like. Sharing prompts, students’ work, and their pedagogical decisions, Køhlert and Sousanis g... Read More about In the Cards: Collaboration and Comics-Making in the Traditional English Classroom.

“A Grotesque, Incurable Disease”: Whiteness as Illness in Gabby Schulz’s Sick (2020)
Journal Article
Køhlert, F. B. (2020). “A Grotesque, Incurable Disease”: Whiteness as Illness in Gabby Schulz’s Sick. Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, 4(2), 199-220. https://doi.org/10.1353/ink.2020.0018

In Sick, his 2016 memoir about suffering from a mysterious illness, Gabby Schulz depicts himself as experiencing extreme pain, which he depicts on the page in the shape of monsters and gargoyles tormenting him. Under the pressure of a rising fever, S... Read More about “A Grotesque, Incurable Disease”: Whiteness as Illness in Gabby Schulz’s Sick.

Best Practices in Comics Scholarly Publishing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kohlert, F. B. (2019, July). Best Practices in Comics Scholarly Publishing. Presented at 2nd Annual Conference of the Comics Studies Society, Ryerson University, Canada

Serial Selves: Identity and Representation in Autobiographical Comics (2019)
Book
Køhlert, F. B. (2019). Serial Selves: Identity and Representation in Autobiographical Comics. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press

Autobiography is one of the most dynamic and quickly-growing genres in contemporary comics and graphic narratives. In Serial Selves, Frederik Byrn Køhlert examines the genre’s potential for representing lives and perspectives that have been socially... Read More about Serial Selves: Identity and Representation in Autobiographical Comics.

Comics in Academia (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kohlert, F. B. (2018, May). Comics in Academia. Presented at Librarian and Educator Day, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada