For Polymorphic University Writing: The Transcription of Ordinary Heroes into Comic Book Heroes

During a workshop dedicated to adapting academic articles in comic form, the authors teamed up to produce four pages based on an article written by Sebastien Laffage-Cosnier, which was published in Society and Leisure (Volume 38, 2015 - Issue 3) ntitled The French Snow Class: How the Focus of a School Innovation Changed from Physical Education to Academic Learning (1953-1981). The drawings on the following pages are the result of this common work, the process of which is described by the creators. This experience was also an opportunity to further their reflections on the process of academic writing in comics, which, although marginal, is gathering more and more attention from academics and artists alike. l'occasion d'un workshop s'interessant a l'adaptation d'articles scientifiques en bande dessinee, Sebastien Laffage-Cosnier et Jean-Charles Andrieu de Levis ont collabore ensemble afin de produire quatre planches resumant l'article de Sebastien Laffage-Cosnier publie dans Loisir et Societe (Volume 38, 2015 - Issue 3) intitule : << The French Snow Class: How the Focus of a School Innovation Changed from Physical Education to Academic Learning (1953-1981) >>. Les pages dessinees qui suivent sont le resultat de ce travail commun dont ils decrivent par la suite les diverses etapes. Cette experience fut aussi l'occasion de pousser plus en avant leurs reflexions sur ce processus d'ecriture universitaire en bande dessinee qui, bien que marginal, ne cesse de poser question aupres d'universitaires et de dessinateurs de plus en plus nombreux.