Global Issues Through Literature: Graphic Novels in a Global Context "Threads: From the Refugee Crisis"

Using the theme, Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text, this workshop discusses Kate Evans' Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, a full-graphic novel of the refugee crisis. This book addresses one of the most pressing issues today to make a compelling case for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples. 
This workshop was facilitated by Dr. Mark Best, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Film and Media Studies. It is sponsored by the Global Studies Center, the European Studies Center, and the Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.