Photo Gallery February 12, 2024

Expanding Equity In Educational Research

Enrique García, Barbara Brandon-Croft and Tara Nakashima Donahue: Comics, Identity, & Representation

Barbara Brandon-Croft stands with another person talking.

Tara Nakashima Donahue and another person stand in front of comics on a orange wall.

Two people look at the comic art on the wall

Barbara Brandon-Croft points at the comic art in a case to another person.

A person in a white sweater smiles while looking down at a piece of art about resembling a game board.

A person in a black leather jacket admires the art in frames along the walls.

An adult points at some of the art in frames on the wall to a small child.

Tara Nakashima Donahue stands talking with another person in front of a blue wall.

A person in a pink dress with a black and pink patterned jacket stands looking at the art on the wall while people walk in the corridor behind her.

A person with a vibrant blue sweater, a black bag, and light blonde hair admires the art on the wall.

A group of people stands around Darnel Degand as he talks about the art on the walls.

The photo looks over someone's shoulder and shows Dean Estella Atekwana, Chancellor Gary May, and LeShelle May.

Chancellor Gary May and Dean Cynthia Carter Ching laugh together in front of a blue wall with art displayed.

A group of people including Tara Nakashima Donahue, Darnel Degand, Estella Atekwana, Gary May, LeShelle May, Cynthia Carter Ching, Barbara Brandon-Croft, and Enrique García, pose for a photo.

Estella Atekwana smiles at a piece of art on the wall while Gary May points at another piece next to it.

Darnel Degand and LeShelle May stand in front of artwork on a blue wall.

Enrique García stands in front of art on an orange wall talking to another person.

Darnel Degand and LeShelle May stand talking amongst a group of people.

Three people stand in the center of the room laughing.

Two people stand in front of a blue wall laughing.

A group of people stand in a semi-circle looking at something in the distance while Barbara Brandon-Croft has her finger in the air.

A collection of people stand in front of frames of art on an orange wall.

A group of students look at the frames of art on a white wall.

A person in a red jacket stands looking at the art on the wall.

A man in a grey shirt, colorful striped tie, and big round glasses stands in front of a projector screen talking.

Estella Atekwana stands in front of a podium addressing the audience.

Chancellor Gary May stands in front of a podium and a projector screen addressing the audience.

Chancellor Gary May stands in front of a podium addressing the audience.

Danny Martinez stands in front of a podium and a projector screen addressing the audience.

Cynthia Carter Ching stands in front of a podium and a projector screen addressing the audience.

Enrique García stands in front of a podium addressing the audience.

Enrique García stands in front of a podium and a projector screen addressing the audience.

Enrique García stands in front of projector screen addressing the audience.

Darnel Degand stands in front of projector screen addressing the audience.

Darnel Degand sits at a table in a blue suit.

Tara Nakashima Donahue and Darnel Degand sit at a table talking.

On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the School of Education hosted a specially themed event exploring how comics have evolved beyond entertainment to become powerful voices that can educate and inspire readers. The event featured a presentation by Enrique García and an interview discussion with Barbara Brandon-Croft and Tara Nakashima Donahue. Moderated by Darnel Degand.

This event coincided with the exhibition “STILL: Racism in America, a Retrospective in Cartoons,” which showcased the work of pioneering father/daughter cartoonists the late Brumsic Brandon, Jr. and Barbara Brandon-Croft. It ran from January 23–April 21, 2024.

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Dr. Enrique García, Professor of Hispanic Visual Culture at Middlebury College, researches international Hispanic/Latinx genre cinema and comic books. He has published several journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia articles about comics and history. He has also published two academic books: Cuban Cinema After the Cold War and The Hernandez Brothers: Love, Rockets, and Alternative Comics. He is currently preparing his book on Puerto Rico and the Superhero Genre for publication.

Barbara Brandon-Croft was the nation’s first Black woman cartoonist to cross the color line into the mainstream press in 1989 with her cartoon feature “Where I’m Coming From,” which appeared in The Detroit Free Press. In 1991 Universal Press Syndicate began distributing her comic strip in more than sixty mainstream newspapers internationally until 2005. Barbara continues to post new comics online today.

Tara Nakashima Donahue curated “STILL: Racism in America, a Retrospective in Cartoons.” She also curated the “From Panel to Panel” cartoon/comic art series for Medialia Gallery in NYC from 2008 to 2020. She has curated and consulted for the Brumsic Brandon Jr. Art Trust since 2015, and is also Director of Blueprint, a Supported Education program in New York City.

About the Series

The School of Education’s Expanding Equity in Educational Research speaker series brings multidisciplinary experts to UC Davis to explore how faculty and students can use their research to shift practices and create more equitable outcomes across the educational field.

This event was co-sponsored by:
Transformative Justice in Education Center
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum.

Additional support is provided by departments and programs in the College of Letters and Science, including:
African American and African Studies • American Studies • Art and Art History • Cinema and Digital Media • Communication • Gender Sexuality and Women’s Studies • Music • Theater and Dance • University Writing Program

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