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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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TechCommix: A Tool and Foundation for Rethinking and Restructuring Technical Documentation

Zeitz, Rebecca Ann 09 July 2014 (has links)
Comics is a writing style that is often written off as just something done for entertainment or design. However, there are many facets of comics that make it a suitable candidate for technical documentation. By nature, comics is a visual and universal language and, as such, is the basis for an investigation of comics within the scope of technical communication. This research investigates whether comics can be automatically generated, based on a set of predefined panel templates, for such purposes while also providing for flexibility in both content and ultimate consumption format. A within-subjects study run with over 200 participants compared comics to two of its traditional documentation style contenders, prose and step-oriented, in terms of understanding and evaluation metrics, including those related to user experience. Results indicate that comics as a documentation style can offer enhanced, more positive user experiences, albeit not being overall better than the other styles. / Master of Science
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Interacting with comics in digital spaces: Exploration into the intersection between interaction design and digital comics

Stenberg, Lucas January 2020 (has links)
Comics have been around for centuries and have had different culturalmeanings depending on era, genre and country. Toward the end of the 20thcentury and the start of the 21st century, we experienced the rise of theinternet as well as the normalization of home computers and with that,comics also started inhabiting the digital space. The digital space opens upfor opportunities of multimedia and new ways of interacting with comics, butmost comics maintain the formats of their printed counterparts.The goal of this thesis is to contribute knowledge to both interaction designpractice as well as digital comics. This is done by conducting research throughdesign and interaction-driven design and through them, launch anexploration into how different interactions affect the experience of reading.User tests as well as a workshop was conducted in order to help articulate theexperience. The conclusions reached were that a more active way ofinteracting (i.e. scrolling for instance) appeared to be preferable to othermore static ways of interacting. The usage of the digital space appeared to insome cases enhance the experience of reading but it was closely connected tothe nature of the interactions.
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A potencialidade dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa: gibis impressos, digitais e Graphic Novels / The potential of comics in corporate education: comic books, digital books and Graphic Novels.

Takahashi, Thiago Seiji 08 October 2015 (has links)
As histórias em quadrinhos foram definidas como arte sequencial e costumam ser popularmente associadas como um veículo de comunicação voltadas para o entretenimento. No entanto existem histórias em quadrinhos que são destinadas ao uso na educação, na transmissão de informações e na construção de conhecimentos específicos para o aperfeiçoamento profissional e humano. Este projeto teve como objetivo analisar a potencialidade dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa no Brasil, com recorte em São Paulo. Para atingir esse objetivo, o trabalho abordou algumas definições básicas sobre histórias em quadrinhos, suas características e alguns eventos importantes durante a sua evolução histórica. Realizou-se também um levantamento das produções e publicações de quadrinhos corporativos em São Paulo identificando os principais autores e as editoras desse segmento. Para averiguar a potencialidade dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa, este estudo foi sustentado por duas premissas: a primeira se referiu ao reconhecimento dos quadrinhos como linguagem autônoma e a segunda foi constatar a existência de profissionais especializados em atender o mercado de produção dos quadrinhos corporativos no Brasil. Além disso, foram verificados os métodos de produção, distribuição e utilização dos quadrinhos nos programas de educação de algumas corporações. A hipótese principal deste estudo foi que o uso estratégico dos quadrinhos pode contribuir positivamente para a comunicação no ambiente corporativo. Os resultados demonstraram que os quadrinhos têm sido utilizados por grandes corporações como SEBRAE, ABNT, Metrô SP, Petrobrás, Telefonica, O Boticário, SENAI, Votorantim e outros. Existe no Brasil uma produção regular e bem organizada de quadrinhos corporativos realizada por estúdios, autores e editoras especializadas. Essas produções ocorrem, pelo menos, desde 1994. A maior parte desses quadrinhos foram distribuídos dentro de empresas ou em ambientes mais restritos. No entanto, também houve algumas publicações que foram distribuídas e comercializadas em livrarias publicados no formato Graphic Novel. Verificou-se também que alguns quadrinhos corporativos têm sido publicados em suportes digitais, como foi observado no caso do convênio entre o SEBRAE e a ABNT. De acordo com os resultados coletados nesse estudo, a potencialidade do uso dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa foi associada, principalmente, em auxiliar nos processos da conscientização, compreensão e memorização de ideias e informações. A sua aplicação estratégica através de tiras e cartuns também facilitou e beneficiou a apresentação de ideias ou conceitos durante aulas/palestras e em textos de natureza mais complexa. O uso dos quadrinhos também possuiu o efeito de conseguir romper com o excesso de formalidade na comunicação com os funcionários em algumas empresas, ampliando o seu interesse e envolvimento com os programas de educação. Além disso, alguns elementos usados nos quadrinhos como a concepção de personagens e o humor gráfico também se mostraram como elementos de grande potencial para auxiliar o desenvolvimento de programas de educação corporativa. / Comics were defined as sequential art and commonly associated as a communication vehicle aimed for entertainment. However some comics are used to transmit information, give support to education programs and help to improve the knowledge building about specific themes related to the human and professional development. The main objective of this project was to analyze the potential use of comics in corporate education in Brazil, focused in São Paulo state. To reach this object, this study described some basic definitions of comics, their characteristics and some important events occurred during its historical evolution. Moreover, a bibliography survey of comics productions and publications of corporate comics in São Paulo was also done and the main authors and publishers of this segment were identified. To investigate the potential use of comics in corporate education, this study was supported by two premises: the first one referred to the recognition of comics as an autonomous language and the second was to verify the existence of specialized professionals who support the production of corporate comics in Brazil. In addition, methods of production, distribution and utilization of comics in some corporate education programs had been also checked. The main hypothesis of this study was the strategic use of comics can contribute positively to improve the communication activities in the corporate environment. The results showed that comics had been used by important corporations like SEBRAE, ABNT, Metrô SP, Petrobrás, Telefonica, O Boticário, SENAI, Votorantim and others. In Brazil, there is a regular and well-organized production of corporate comics which is made by studios, authors and specialized publishers. These productions have occurred at least since 1994. The majority of these comics were distributed within companies or in restricted environments. On the other hand, there were also some publications which were distributed and sold in bookstores published in Graphic Novel format. Interestingly, some corporate comics had been published in digital media, as it was verified in the case of covenant between SEBRAE and ABNT. According to the results, the potential use of comics in corporate education was associated mainly to assist the processes of awareness, understanding and memorization of ideas and information. The strategic application of comics through comic strips and cartoons also facilitated the comprehension of ideas or concepts showed in classes/lectures and in texts with specific contents that were difficult to understand. The use of comics also showed the effect of breaking with excessive formality in communication between instructors and employees in some companies, resulting in the increase of employee\'s interests in the activities of the education programs. Furthermore, some elements used in the comics like the design of characters and graphic humor also showed a great potential as elements to assist the development of corporate education programs.
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La bande dessinée saisie par le numérique : formes et enjeux du récit reconfiguré par l'interactivité / Comics taken hold by digital technologies : forms and issues of narrative reconfigured by interactivity

Rageul, Anthony 07 November 2014 (has links)
Depuis quelques années, ma pratique de la bande dessinée numérique entend « produire du sens avec la technologie », en faisant « parler l'outil ». Cette thèse a pour but de poser la question à un niveau plus large en se demandant ce que signifie produire du sens avec la technologie dans le contexte de la bande dessinée numérique aujourd'hui.Si la plus grande partie de ce qu'on appelle aujourd'hui bande dessinée numérique n'utilise le support et les outils numériques que comme moyen de diffusion d'une bande dessinée conçue de manière traditionnelle, une partie de la production met au contraire véritablement en oeuvre les propriétés du numérique pour produire du sens et du récit. Notre hypothèse est que la bande dessinée ne devient véritablement numérique que lorsqu'elle met ces propriétés en jeu. Dès lors, elle questionne à la fois le « système de la bande dessinée », l'usage conventionnel des outils numériques et la notion de récit. Elle impose à l'artiste d'établir de nouveaux modes opératoires. Le dépassement des théories traditionnelles par ses figures impose au théoricien d'utiliser de nouveaux concepts. L'outil ne peut devenir « parlant » pour le lecteur que si celui-ci est mis en position de l'expérimenter : interface et interactivité sont des enjeux cruciaux, la bande dessinée devient « jouable » et la « lectacture » devient son mode de réception. L'expérience de l'oeuvre par le « lectacteur » se joue sur le mode du gameplay, et cela a des répercussions sur la narration qui doit intégrer ces modalités particulières. Le récit ne repose d'ailleurs plus seulement sur les mécanismes de la narration. Il exhibe toute sa matérialité au lectacteur et repose alors en grande partie sur des mécanismes d'ordre poétique. / For a few years now, my digital comic creations have been seeking to “produce meaning with technology” by making “the tools talk.” This thesis aims to raise the question to a wider level by exploring what it means to produce meaning with technology today, in the context of digital comics.If most of what we call digital comics only use digital medium and tools as a way of publishing a comic which has been created in a traditional way, a part of the production actually uses the properties of computers to produce sense and narration.Our working hypothesis is that a comic only becomes ‘digital’ when it involves these properties. It therefore questions the ‘system of comics’, the conventional use of digital tools as well as the notion of narrative. It forces the artist to introduce new methods. Surpassing traditional theories through the digital comic forms forces the theorist to use new concepts. The tool can only ‘talk’ to the reader if they are allowed to try it out themselves. Interface and interactivity are crucial issues; the comic becomes ‘playable’, through ‘read-acting.’ While interact with the piece, the read-actor is in gameplay mode, which in turn has consequences on the narration, which must therefore include these rules. As a matter of fact, the narrative no longer relies on the mechanism of the narration. It displays all its materiality to the read-actor and so relies largely on mechanisms of a poetical nature.
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A potencialidade dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa: gibis impressos, digitais e Graphic Novels / The potential of comics in corporate education: comic books, digital books and Graphic Novels.

Thiago Seiji Takahashi 08 October 2015 (has links)
As histórias em quadrinhos foram definidas como arte sequencial e costumam ser popularmente associadas como um veículo de comunicação voltadas para o entretenimento. No entanto existem histórias em quadrinhos que são destinadas ao uso na educação, na transmissão de informações e na construção de conhecimentos específicos para o aperfeiçoamento profissional e humano. Este projeto teve como objetivo analisar a potencialidade dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa no Brasil, com recorte em São Paulo. Para atingir esse objetivo, o trabalho abordou algumas definições básicas sobre histórias em quadrinhos, suas características e alguns eventos importantes durante a sua evolução histórica. Realizou-se também um levantamento das produções e publicações de quadrinhos corporativos em São Paulo identificando os principais autores e as editoras desse segmento. Para averiguar a potencialidade dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa, este estudo foi sustentado por duas premissas: a primeira se referiu ao reconhecimento dos quadrinhos como linguagem autônoma e a segunda foi constatar a existência de profissionais especializados em atender o mercado de produção dos quadrinhos corporativos no Brasil. Além disso, foram verificados os métodos de produção, distribuição e utilização dos quadrinhos nos programas de educação de algumas corporações. A hipótese principal deste estudo foi que o uso estratégico dos quadrinhos pode contribuir positivamente para a comunicação no ambiente corporativo. Os resultados demonstraram que os quadrinhos têm sido utilizados por grandes corporações como SEBRAE, ABNT, Metrô SP, Petrobrás, Telefonica, O Boticário, SENAI, Votorantim e outros. Existe no Brasil uma produção regular e bem organizada de quadrinhos corporativos realizada por estúdios, autores e editoras especializadas. Essas produções ocorrem, pelo menos, desde 1994. A maior parte desses quadrinhos foram distribuídos dentro de empresas ou em ambientes mais restritos. No entanto, também houve algumas publicações que foram distribuídas e comercializadas em livrarias publicados no formato Graphic Novel. Verificou-se também que alguns quadrinhos corporativos têm sido publicados em suportes digitais, como foi observado no caso do convênio entre o SEBRAE e a ABNT. De acordo com os resultados coletados nesse estudo, a potencialidade do uso dos quadrinhos na educação corporativa foi associada, principalmente, em auxiliar nos processos da conscientização, compreensão e memorização de ideias e informações. A sua aplicação estratégica através de tiras e cartuns também facilitou e beneficiou a apresentação de ideias ou conceitos durante aulas/palestras e em textos de natureza mais complexa. O uso dos quadrinhos também possuiu o efeito de conseguir romper com o excesso de formalidade na comunicação com os funcionários em algumas empresas, ampliando o seu interesse e envolvimento com os programas de educação. Além disso, alguns elementos usados nos quadrinhos como a concepção de personagens e o humor gráfico também se mostraram como elementos de grande potencial para auxiliar o desenvolvimento de programas de educação corporativa. / Comics were defined as sequential art and commonly associated as a communication vehicle aimed for entertainment. However some comics are used to transmit information, give support to education programs and help to improve the knowledge building about specific themes related to the human and professional development. The main objective of this project was to analyze the potential use of comics in corporate education in Brazil, focused in São Paulo state. To reach this object, this study described some basic definitions of comics, their characteristics and some important events occurred during its historical evolution. Moreover, a bibliography survey of comics productions and publications of corporate comics in São Paulo was also done and the main authors and publishers of this segment were identified. To investigate the potential use of comics in corporate education, this study was supported by two premises: the first one referred to the recognition of comics as an autonomous language and the second was to verify the existence of specialized professionals who support the production of corporate comics in Brazil. In addition, methods of production, distribution and utilization of comics in some corporate education programs had been also checked. The main hypothesis of this study was the strategic use of comics can contribute positively to improve the communication activities in the corporate environment. The results showed that comics had been used by important corporations like SEBRAE, ABNT, Metrô SP, Petrobrás, Telefonica, O Boticário, SENAI, Votorantim and others. In Brazil, there is a regular and well-organized production of corporate comics which is made by studios, authors and specialized publishers. These productions have occurred at least since 1994. The majority of these comics were distributed within companies or in restricted environments. On the other hand, there were also some publications which were distributed and sold in bookstores published in Graphic Novel format. Interestingly, some corporate comics had been published in digital media, as it was verified in the case of covenant between SEBRAE and ABNT. According to the results, the potential use of comics in corporate education was associated mainly to assist the processes of awareness, understanding and memorization of ideas and information. The strategic application of comics through comic strips and cartoons also facilitated the comprehension of ideas or concepts showed in classes/lectures and in texts with specific contents that were difficult to understand. The use of comics also showed the effect of breaking with excessive formality in communication between instructors and employees in some companies, resulting in the increase of employee\'s interests in the activities of the education programs. Furthermore, some elements used in the comics like the design of characters and graphic humor also showed a great potential as elements to assist the development of corporate education programs.
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Quadrinhos digitais: uma análise das novas possibilidades

Bernardi, Bianca Paneto 25 March 2014 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:23:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bianca Paneto Bernardi.pdf: 6695411 bytes, checksum: 048652b126c8710e9d94bed0927bf608 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-25 / The comic is one of the oldest forms of recorded mankind history and have been evolving and undergoing significant changes over time. Technological advances have significantly changed the concepts and ways of viewing the comics and are these changes and possibilities of representation that will be analyzed and described in this dissertation. Starting with a historical analysis and proceeding to an aesthetic analysis, this research highlighted the different features acquired by this form of production of communication language. As society changes its forms of expression and language will be changing , the subjects worked in the comics will also change, as well as narrative developed , the aesthetic representations and different materials to be used . Based on the work and research by Moacy Cirne , Scott McCloud and Edgar Franco was possible to view the panorama of comics to this day . By working with the concepts of ciberculture, by Pierre Lévy and convergence culture, by Jenkins it was possible a deep study inside the digital comics.The advent of the internet and the development of new software and hardware made possible the integration and exploitation of new syntactic and semantic elements in this form of production. The hypermedia systems, interactivity, collective production, tridimensionality, sounds and animations changed the ways of producing and interpreting the comics. It was observed that the Opportunities established by mobile systems that are more recent, and also bring new possibilities for developing narratives and representations, such as augmented reality and the use of motion sensors in phones and tablets. This study analyzed the most interesting and alternatives that have emerged to date, because we know that language is alive and that new proposal can and should emerge over the years and the development of new technologies / A história em quadrinhos é uma das formas de registro mais antiga da história da humanidade e vêm evoluindo e passando por mudanças significativas ao longo do tempo. Os avanços tecnológicos têm alterado significativamente os conceitos e modos de visualização dos quadrinhos e são essas mudanças e possibilidades de representação que serão analisadas e descritas nesta dissertação. Começando por uma análise histórica e seguindo para uma análise estética, nesta pesquisa ressaltaram-se as diferentes características adquiridas por esta forma de produção de linguagem de comunicação. À medida que a sociedade modifica-se e que suas formas de expressão e de linguagem vão se alterando, modificam-se também os assuntos trabalhados nas histórias em quadrinhos, as narrativas desenvolvidas, a estética das representações e os diferentes materiais a serem utilizados. Tendo como base os trabalhos e as pesquisas de Moacy Cirne, Scott McCloud e Edgar Franco foi possível uma visualização do panorama dos quadrinhos até os dias de hoje. E a exploração de conceitos da cibercultura, de Pierre Lévy e da cultura das convergências de Jenkins possibilitou um aprofundamento na conceituação dos quadrinhos digitais. O advento da internet e o desenvolvimento de novos softwares e hardwares possibilitaram a inserção e a exploração de novos elementos sintáticos e semânticos nesta forma de produção. Os sistemas hipermidiáticos, a interatividade, produção coletiva, tridimensionalidade, sons e animações modificaram as formas de se produzir e interpretar os quadrinhos. Também se observou as possibilidades estabelecidas pelos sistemas móveis que são mais recentes, e também trazem novas possibilidades de desenvolvimento de narrativas e representações, como por exemplo, a realidade aumentada e a utilização de sensores de movimento em celulares e tablets. Esse estudo analisou as alternativas mais interessantes e que surgiram até o momento, pois sabemos que a linguagem é viva e que novas propostas podem e devem surgir com o passar dos anos e o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias
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Embodying comics: reinventing comics and animation for a digital performance

Samanci, Ozge 02 July 2009 (has links)
In the digital era, the comics medium has been transported from print to computer screen, and thus its evolution takes place in digital performances based on full-body interaction technologies. The major implication of this process is that the conventions of comics will be merging with those of performance, film, and animation. In a comics story implemented with full-body interaction technologies, representational space shifts from two to three dimensions. Physical elements can now easily be combined with virtual ones. The participants' contribution to the experience now includes a larger set of kinesthetic choices. Earlier media offer the readers the opportunity to read the story with their eyes, turn pages, and click a mouse. Instead of one or perhaps two readers of print and screen-based comics, a digital performance can be experienced by a group of viewers positioned in space in various ways. By utilizing the tools of computer vision, the projection of a participant can be made the main character of the comics story. Consequently, the comics and animation frame changes when moved to digital performance spaces. The frame becomes embodied, nested, elastic, and dynamic. The first two qualities relate to the physicality of the medium, where performers and viewers are simultaneously present in both the real and fictional spaces. The second two qualities relate to the procedurality of the medium and the potential for computational manipulation within the frame based on changing relationships across space (distance) and time (story).
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Leitura e produção de histórias em quadrinhos: uma proposta de multiletramentos pautada na Gramática do Design Visual e em aulas do Portal do Professor

Guisardi, Conceição Maria Alves de Araújo 13 August 2015 (has links)
Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / This dissertation is the result of a research applied in two Brazilian public schools, at two classes of the 9th grade, elementary school. The proposal aims to contribute to multiliteracies practices in school, through reading activities and production of comic books. The need for the research came from the student\'s exposure scenario to technologies, contributing to the constant access to multimodal genres. Rojo (2014) says that the multiple requirements of the technological world will multiply greatly the practices and texts that circulate and are addressed. Studies of discourse genres (BAKHTIN, 2003[1979]), Multiliteracies (ROJO,2012;2013) and Multimodality (KRESS; VAN LEEUWEN, (2006 [1996]) represent the main theoretical basis on which our proposal is centered. We elaborated a proposal for reading and production of comic books in paper and digital. For it, we used suggestions classes of the Teacher´s Portal (Portal do Professor/MEC). We explored some meanings of the grammar of Visual Design, theory of the Reading Images: the grammar of visual design, authored by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006 [1996]) that follows the functionalist thinking of Systemic functional Linguistics of the Halliday (1985[1978]). The students developed the reading practice and production practice of Digital Comics and printed; we used the available technological resources, exploring the theme \"social inclusion\" and other themes that emerged from this. And, for the production of Digital Comics, we used the program Pixton for schools, because we have the license and we offered for our students. All productions of the students have been published in the program, available to be getting and shared and can be as support material for students and teachers of the two schools as well as from other institutions. We created, two Photobooks (one for each school) with the productions of the students, too, and that final product became part of the collection of the libraries of the two schools, staying available for other classes and teachers may have access. We point out that the lack of technological resources still represents a barrier that discourages students and causes them to be inserted into a digital divide that affects a lot of public institutions in the country. Despite the obstacles, we believe that students enjoy reading and producing comics, both in printed version as digital and that work with Comics and other multimodal genres can contribute, for training of students, in addition to improving its practices of reading and writing. / Esta dissertação é resultado de uma pesquisa aplicada em duas turmas de 9° ano do Ensino Fundamental II, em duas escolas públicas do Distrito Federal. A proposta tem como objetivo principal contribuir para práticas de multiletramentos na escola, por meio de atividades de leitura e produção de histórias em quadrinhos (HQs). A necessidade da pesquisa surgiu do cenário de exposição do estudante às tecnologias, contribuindo para o acesso constante dos alunos a gêneros multimodais. Rojo (2014) ressalta que as múltiplas exigências do mundo tecnológico vão multiplicar grandemente as práticas e textos que nela circulam e que são abordados. Os estudos dos gêneros do discurso (BAKHTIN, 2003[1979]), multiletramentos (ROJO, 2012;2013) e da multimodalidade (KRESS; VAN LEEUWEN, (2006[1996]) representam a principal base teórica na qual nossa proposta está ancorada. Elaboramos uma proposta de leitura e produção de HQs impressas e digitais. Para isso, utilizamos recortes de sugestões de aulas do Portal do Professor e exploramos alguns significados da Gramática do Design Visual, teoria da obra Reading Images: the grammar of visual design, de autoria de Kress e van Leeuwen (2006[1996]) que segue o pensamento funcionalista da Linguística Sistêmico - Funcional de Halliday (1985[1978]). Os alunos desenvolveram a prática de leitura e a prática de produção de HQs digitais e impressas, utilizando os recursos tecnológicos disponíveis, explorando o tema transversal inclusão social e outros temas que surgiram a partir deste. Para a produção das HQs digitais, utilizamos o programa Pixton para escolas. Todas as produções dos alunos foram publicadas, no programa Pixton, para serem compartilhadas. Esse material pode servir de apoio para discentes e docentes das escolas participantes e de outras instituições. Elaboramos, também, dois Photobooks (uma para cada escola) com as produções dos alunos que passaram a fazer parte do acervo das bibliotecas das duas escolas participantes, ficando disponíveis para que colegas de outras turmas e professores possam ter acesso. Apontamos que a falta de recursos tecnológicos continua representando um entrave que desmotiva os alunos e faz com que eles sejam inseridos em um cenário de exclusão digital que acomete as várias instituições públicas do país. Apesar dos obstáculos, destacamos que os alunos apreciam ler e produzir HQs, tanto na versão impressa quanto digital e que o trabalho com HQs e com outros gêneros multimodais pode contribuir, de forma relevante, para formação de alunos críticos, além de melhorar suas práticas de leitura e escrita. / Mestre em Letras

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