Walker Mettling is the co-founder of the Providence Comics Consortium, which is a series of comics classes taught in Providence Community Libraries. Mettling and his collaborators have produced over 25 books of kids' and adults' comics over the past 7 years.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/12/1/drawing-a-dialogue-presents-episode-1

Cathy + e examine the aesthetics of violence, its depictions in comics, + look at research on how media violence affects its viewers. e examines the ways comics are uniquely suited to depict traumatic memories + violent acts; Cathy talks about the ways the art classroom can address school violence.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/11/3/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-7

Jumping off of the last episode, Cathy + e complicate their discussion about ‘the gaze.’ They revisit Laura Mulvey’s original ‘male gaze’ definition + its criticisms. Lesbian, black, female, transgender, imperial + medical gaze theories are discussed, which broaden the conversation + offer resistance.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/10/6/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-6

In this episode, Cathy + e talk about the critical theory 'the gaze.' They recount the gaze's history, its applications in comics culture, and how the theory can be used in art education to teach students how to critically engage with their role as a viewer.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/9/8/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-5

Infamously known as the author of the 1954 book 'Seduction of the Innocent' + blamed for the demise of the Golden Age of comics, German psychiatrist Fredric Wertham is more than a censorship scapegoat. Cathy + e discuss his career as a medical psychiatrist, advocate for African American mental healthcare, + talk about the biases + legitimacies behind this controversial figure.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/8/18/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-4

Using the graphic novel 'My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness' as a jumping off point, Cathy + e talk about recent memoir comics + build a context through political performance art + social justice in art education. (This episode discusses human sexuality + uses some mature language.)

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/8/4/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-3

Cathy + e talk about the evolution of high culture, Clement Greenberg (that guy!), how the Arts keeps the average person at arm’s length, and how comics can combat it.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/7/21/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-2

Introduction episode! Cathy + e talk about how comics have been defined throughout history, how + why comics were adopted into English classrooms, + the “reluctant reader” idea.

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2017/7/7/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-1