The Great Shadow popular influence on many writers towards the end of the 19th century. Conan Doyle also developed a series of short stories entitled Brigadier Gerard. The series featured Etienne Gerard, a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Other writings by Conan Doyle involving the Napoleonic Era include Adventures of Gerard and Uncle Bernac. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Conan Doyle credit his mother, Mary Doyle, who had a passion for books and he describes her as a master storyteller. He says in his biography that,""In my early childhood, as far
Gender Through Comic Books Gender Through Comic Books Gender Through Comic Books (also known as #SuperMOOC because of its popular hash tag on Twitter) was a MOOC taught April 2, 2013 through May 18, 2013. More than 7,000 students enrolled in the April 2013 Gender Through Comic Books course taught by Christina Blanch of Ball State University on the Canvas platform. Blanch, an anthropologist, thought that "using comic books could be a way to approach teaching gender without the trepidation some students feel" when approaching the subject. Students read scholarly articles each week in addition to comics (offered as e-comics by Comixology), plus participated