Rebecca "Claire" Hawkins

Education

BFA, University of Georgia (Studio art)

MFA, University of South Florida (Creative writing with a focus in fiction)

Teaching

I teach comics and comics history here at Bradley in both the Art and Design and the Interactive Media departments.  Before moving to Peoria, I also taught a number of courses in other English departments, from Fiction 101 to Introduction to Literature. Currently, I teach ART 300: Comic Novels in the fall and IM 191: Comics Appreciation in the spring. Starting in the Fall of 2025, I will be teaching in the Comics Minor program. The minor will include:

IM 191: Comics Appreciation—Core Curr. MI

ART 233: Introduction to Comics Art—Technical Skills and Visual Storytelling

ART 343: Advanced Storytelling and Production for Comics—Pre req Introduction to Comics Art

Office Hours: Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

Scholarship

My work focuses on climate issues, gender performance, and equity. You can read the first chapter of my comic Human Resources, a dystopian science-fiction murder mystery set in the near-ish future, at threecashew.com. You can find links to my other work at rclaire.com.