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Andrew Perry

Senior Lecturer

University Writing Program, School of Individualized Study
Academic Affairs

Andrew Perry

Senior Lecturer

University Writing Program, School of Individualized Study
Academic Affairs

Education

BA, State University College at Oswego; MA, State University College at Brockport

Bio

Bio data: Andrew Perry is a Senior Lecturer in the University Writing Program at Rochester Institute of Technology where he is actively engaged in research and scholarship in the fields of Comics Studies, Visual Literacy, and Multimodal approaches to Composition.

His recent publications include “Encrumbed by the Signifying Monkey: Con Men, Cackling Clowns and the Exigencies of Desire in the Comics of Robert Crumb.”

He has also written a children’s middle grade novel entitled Gargle the Goose which was profiled in the Reporter article, “Outside of the Classroom.” 

He has given multiple lectures on Comics Studies, including a Rochester TEDx Talk on visual literacy entitled, “Reinventions: Visual Literacy and Graphic Narratives” in 2011  and a featured lecture at the Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF) in 2012.

Select Scholarship

Journal Paper
Perry, Andrew. "Encrumbed by the Signifying Monkey: Con Men, Cackling Clowns and the Exigencies of Desire in the Comics of Robert Crumb." International Journal of Comic Art 21. 2 (2019): 4-46. Print.

Currently Teaching

ILLS-344
3 Credits
This course focuses on a popular genre in the comics medium. The history of the genre is explored as it developed in cartooning and comics, as well as in related media such as animation, film, games, prose, television, and toys. Genres may include Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Funny Animals, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Superhero, or Western. Check course schedule for the specific topic during any semester.