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From November 4-November 30, the Exhibit on the first floor lobby of the Frederick E. Berry Learning Commons will feature graphic histories by Joe Sacco, Gord Hill, and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Throughout November, all three authors will join us via Zoom to discuss their work with the 91´«Ã½ community. Lunch and refreshments will be provided!

Joe Sacco is a journalist living in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of many acclaimed graphic novels, including Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, But I Like It, Notes from a Defeatist, The Fixer, War's End, and Footnotes in Gaza. Joe Sacco tells personal stories of the victims of contemporary and historical struggles by applying the artistic and literary conventions of comics to war reporting. His books received the American Book Award, the Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel, as the British Eagle Award from fans voting for the best comic book in 2001, the Ridenhour Book Prize and the first Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature. He also won Time magazine’s Best Comic Book of 2000 award. His book is featured in the exhibit.  He will join us for a conversation in Berry Library 209. 

Participants are welcome to join in person or on .

Coordinated by the 91´«Ã½ History Department, Historical Association, Inclusive Excellence's Center for Equity, Education and Belonging, the Center for Justice and Liberation, and the Frederick E. Berry Library.