Katharine Capshaw

Katharine Capshaw is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut. Her academic work focuses on Twentieth-Century American Literature, African American Literature, Children's Literature, Graphic Novels, and Visual Culture. She explores intersections of race, childhood, and visual media in literary contexts.

• Specialties include Ethnic American Literature and Critical Theory
• Her research examines how marginalized communities represent themselves in youth media across historical periods
• Recent publications analyze Black Arts Movement photography, Civil Rights graphic narratives, and transnational youth literature

Capshaw's scholarly output reveals consistent engagement with:

• Graphic storytelling as historical archive
• Racial identity in children's media
• Intersections of visual culture and social justice
• Comparative analysis of multiethnic youth literature
• Memory studies in picture books and periodicals
• Political dimensions of children's reading practices