The event that became the Dundee Comics Day (DCD) began at the University of Dundee in 2007 with the two day academic conference entitled ‘Biff! Bam!! Crikey!!!’ in 2007. Run by Dr Chris Murray (below) of the university’s Department of… Read More ›
Comics Education News
Superheroes and the Afterlife examined in new book
Superman died… and came back. Captain America died… and came back. Superheroes frequently die, and they always come back. American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife answers: Why? The new book, coming this November from comics studies… Read More ›
Sequart puts Star Trek comics under scrutiny in new book
The Sequart Organization has just announced the release of New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics, edited by Joseph F. Berenato, which includes coverage of the Star Trek comics originated in the UK. The creation of visionary futurist… Read More ›
The Bible Goes Commando At The British Library
The British Library’s comics exhibition Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy In The UK, enthusiastically billed by the library as “the UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics” has just completed its time in the library’s PACCAR Gallery. However… Read More ›
Comic Creators set to invade LonCon 3
London’s Excel Centre will host Loncon 3 – the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention from Thursday 14th – Monday 18th August and there are a number of comic creators on the guest list over the long, busy weekend to… Read More ›
Call For Papers: Transitions 5
Transitions 5 – New Directions in Comics Studies, an academic symposium taking place on Saturday October 25th 2014 at Birkbeck, University of London, has just issued its “Call for Papers”. The symposium aims to promote new research and multi-disciplinary academic study of comics/ comix/ manga/… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Asylum Magazine plans special on Comics and Mental Health
Comics, graphic novels and sequential art are currently receiving critical attention in academic disciplines while enjoying widespread acclaim through popular culture. Many of the most acclaimed comics, and related tie-ins, utilise themes and characters that directly or indirectly touch on… Read More ›
Entries Invited For Dundee Comics Prize 2014
The Scottish Centre For Comics Studies and the Centre For Scottish Culture, both at the University Of Dundee, have teamed up to make October 2014 Heroes And Villains month in Dundee and this then will be the theme of the… Read More ›
Comics-related PhD studentship offered at University of Leicester
The Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester has a PhD studentship available to potential students interested in working on projects about seriality and media texts. This can cover texts from film and television but also other… Read More ›
Sunderland-based PhD scholarships in media and cultural studies offered
The Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland is offering two full-time Home/EU PhD scholarships with a start date of 1st October 2014. Together with full payment of fees, each scholarship will include a… Read More ›
International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference announced
The fifth International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference will take places between Friday 19th – 20th July 2014 at the Conference Centre in the British Library in London. Now in its fifth year, this conference brings together comic and graphic novel… Read More ›
Comics Forum begins Manga Studies column
The academic web site bring together information on British comic studies, Comics Forum, has just launched its new monthly column on Manga Studies over at http://comicsforum.org. The first instalment is an introduction by Jaqueline Berndt that provides a fascinating overview of manga studies… Read More ›
Digital Reading Network announces first Symposium in June, includes digital comics discussion
The Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded Digital Reading Network will be hosting its first symposium on 19th June in the Executive Business Centre at Bournemouth University, and will include a number of comic-related panels.. All are welcome to attend this… Read More ›
Call for Papers: Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women
The deadline for abstracts for “Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women” (Communities of Experience) is fast approaching (15th May), to be considered for presentation at a One Day Symposium to be held on 12th November 2014 at JW3, The… Read More ›
Comics Unmasked: Call for short reviews and reports
As we’ve reported earlier, Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK is an exhibition opening at the British Library on 2nd May 2014 and it will remain open until 19th August 2014. It’s the UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics, showcasing… Read More ›
Call for Papers: special Digital Comics issue of “Networking Knowledge” planned
A Call for Papers has just been announced for Digital Comics, a special-themed issue of Networking Knowledge, the journal of the MeCCSAPostGraduate Network. MeCCSA is the subject association that represents all who teach or research in Higher Education in media, communications and cultural studies,… Read More ›
Violence: A Conference on Comics – Call for Papers
Whether they are depicting the never-ending battles of superheroes, dealing sensitively but shockingly with issues such as domestic violence, or presenting an overview of historical conflicts, the themes of conflict and violence are common in comics, and will be the… Read More ›
Comics Grid crowdsources comics news and feature sites “Master List”
The Comics Grid, the Journal of Comics Scholarship is crowdsourcing a directory of feeds from blogs or sites that cover comics, particularly comics criticism, history and scholarship. “We are keen on following blogs that review, discuss and/or link to articles about comics,”… Read More ›
One Issue – Six Questions For Scotland
On the evening of Monday 17 March 2014 Glasgow’s Centre For Contemporary Arts (CCA) held the Issue One symposium on the future of the comics industry in Scotland. With a panel of industry professionals, creatives and academics, this was not… Read More ›
New online project explores the impact of comics on everyday life
MediaCommons’ The New Everyday has announced the publication of a cluster on The Multimodality of Comics in Everyday Life, curated by Ernesto Priego of City University London and David N. Wright of Douglas College. The cluster includes Harriet Kennedy’s article,… Read More ›