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International Comic Arts Forum

Recent Years Funded

2017 - 2018

Primary Contact(s)
José Alaniz (Slavic Languages & Literature)
Links
International Comics Arts Forum (ICAF) Website
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Project Subject/Topic
Comparative Literature, Cinema & Media
Cultural Studies
Language and Literature

Conference: Nov. 2-4, 2017

The 2017 International Comic Arts Forum highlights the latest research in the study of comic art through three days of dual-track academic panels, coupled with roundtable discussions, artist talks, and moderated presentations. Guests include Japanese manga artist Moto Hagio; Ramzi Fawaz (University of Wisconsin, Madison); Peruvian comics journalist Jesús Cossio; and comics writer Kelly Sue Deconnick. While the conference adheres to no single theme, it often focuses on marginalized voices and the politics of difference in comics; the role in comics history played by the region in which the conference is held; the lasting cultural impact and significance of alternative comics in the US; transnational perspectives and trends; and the future of Comics Studies.

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