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Insightful expert insight accessible in a fun and nostalgic manner!

I found you on Instagram and was very excited to dive into an in-depth look and discussion on culturally layered story telling.

I love Dr. Howard's development of this tool to really look at the Boondocks from an academic and analytical lens, rather than an entertainment lens.

Thanks to you ig account, I discovered your dissertation. I teach college in Quebec: Black horror, Indigenous speculative fiction, African and Indigenous futurism, and sports. I love reading about the Black Panthers, AAVE, pop fiction, and related topics, so discovering The Boondocks through your ig feed was a perfect moment. I loved the deconstruction of masculinity that you unveiled in the comic writer's choice of characters within a family and neighborhood. Following the research questions through the methodology, findings, and discussion sections made me want to ask so many questions--especially after I then read the comics (thanks to you). I'd love to know what you would develop further today: the two girl characters, the brotherhood, the Black power politics of Huey at that pivotal turn-of-the-century moment. I watched parts of S1 E1 and E2 of the TV show afterwards. Huey and his grandfather would have hated it, though for different reasons. I'm so glad that you let us access your dissertation. It is shocking how relevant it is today in 2025. Knowing your experience as a grad student before reading your dissertation made the reading a postmodern act, with the boundary between scholarship and reality porous. Bio-academia? In 2025, I have to read your dissertation within the context of social, cultural, and racialized place making. Thank you for the experience!

Insightful expert insight accessible in a fun and nostalgic manner!

I found you on Instagram and was very excited to dive into an in-depth look and discussion on culturally layered story telling.

I love Dr. Howard's development of this tool to really look at the Boondocks from an academic and analytical lens, rather than an entertainment lens.

Thanks to you ig account, I discovered your dissertation. I teach college in Quebec: Black horror, Indigenous speculative fiction, African and Indigenous futurism, and sports. I love reading about the Black Panthers, AAVE, pop fiction, and related topics, so discovering The Boondocks through your ig feed was a perfect moment. I loved the deconstruction of masculinity that you unveiled in the comic writer's choice of characters within a family and neighborhood. Following the research questions through the methodology, findings, and discussion sections made me want to ask so many questions--especially after I then read the comics (thanks to you). I'd love to know what you would develop further today: the two girl characters, the brotherhood, the Black power politics of Huey at that pivotal turn-of-the-century moment. I watched parts of S1 E1 and E2 of the TV show afterwards. Huey and his grandfather would have hated it, though for different reasons. I'm so glad that you let us access your dissertation. It is shocking how relevant it is today in 2025. Knowing your experience as a grad student before reading your dissertation made the reading a postmodern act, with the boundary between scholarship and reality porous. Bio-academia? In 2025, I have to read your dissertation within the context of social, cultural, and racialized place making. Thank you for the experience!