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Bande Dessinée: A Physical Culture? MUSCUDERZO!

26 Sep

by Philippe Capart

Translated by Annick Pellegrin

Edited by Lise Tannahill

Original publication: Capart, Philippe. “La Culture de la bande dessinée, une culture physique ? MUSCUDERZO !” TONIQUE avril 2017. Print.[1]

 

 

A School for Unlearning

Bande dessinée gives one the impression of reading without thinking. Like a laxative that transforms the literate person into a savage and the illiterate person into a criminal. After the industrial and methodical pulverisation of millions of people—World War II—Western educators, be they Communist, secular or Christian, agreed on the source of juvenile delinquency: THE ILLUSTRATED PRESS FOR CHILDREN.[2] They worked hand in hand, fighting to control, restrain or ban the series of little figures on paper. For many of those literate men and women, only single-panel illustrations, the statue-like figure firmly attached to its textual pedestal allowed one to preserve the model, the exemplary and the ideal. But a sequence of images was the victory of the trivial over the sacred. Thus, in their eyes, bande dessinée became a manual leading the pseudo-reader to mimic a series of figures. When they were noble actions, no problem, but when they were burlesque exaggerations, violent actions, sex, they were veritable manuals for troublemaking, guides to lust and crime.

“En ce temps, la bédé était un divertissement pour minus !” [At the time, comics were a form of entertainment for wimps!] Morris[3]

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A Culture of New Racism in Comics

17 Sep

By Whitney Hunt

 

New Racism Ideology In the USA

Whiteness is an enduring construct of privilege and power that systematically shapes and maintains racial inequality, resulting in a hierarchal system of oppression toward people of color (Feagin & Elias 2013). Systematic racism requires generations of people reproducing racist institutions and the white racial framings that support them (Feagin 2013). According to Feagin (2013), the white racial frame is a broad concept encompassing racist practices, imagery and discourse throughout US society shaped by and for the primary benefit of individuals considered white by society. In all eras of American history, manifestations of racism contain the ideological underpinning that justifies racial inequality. Moreover, the societal grip of white racial framing underscores the gross reality that America’s racist foundations are regularly unacknowledged (Feagin 2014; Bonilla-Silva 2017).

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News Review August 2018

07 Sep

Americas

Canada

Job

The Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor in media studies. The advert states that the department is specifically interested in candidates with research interests in comics (amongst other things). Applications are due by the 7th September. Link (English, WG)

Research

CROSSING THE LINES: TRANSNATIONAL/TRANSCULTURAL COMICS STUDIES is a new book series from Wilfrid Laurier University Press (Waterloo, Canada). Link (English, WG)

United States

Culture

Comics in Circuit is an exhibition currently on display at the Rare Book School, University of Virginia. It will run until the 1st May 2019. Link (English, WG)

The exhibit, “Racism, Representation, and Resistance in Children’s Literature”, takes place inside Smathers Library, at the University of Florida, and will run until the 5th October. Link (English, WG)

The exhibition, Graphic Scenes: (Re)Visionary Comic Book Art, is currently on show at Komechak Gallery at Benedictine University.  It features art from Mister X by Dean Motter, from Hellboy by Mike Mignola, and from Criminal by Sean Phillips. Link (English, WG)

Research

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMIC ART 20.1 has been published. Link (English, WG)

Osvaldo Oyola has published an overview of his experiences at the first annual Comics Studies Society Conference, Mind the Gaps, which took place in Urbana-Champaign in August. Link (English, WG)

There is a called for papers for Comics on the Couch, a special themed issue of the journal, American Imago. 300 word abstracts are due by the 15th December. Link (English, WG)

There is a call for proposals for ICAF 2019, which takes place between the 4th and 6th April 2019 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Abstracts are due by the 15th October 2018. Link (English, WG)

The first ICAF bibliography of recent comics scholarship is now available on the ICAF website in PDF format. This inaugural list covers roughly the period from January 2017 to June 2018. Link (English, WG)

Europe

Germany

Research

An interview with Véronique Sina and Nina Heindl on the occasion of the upcoming ComFor conference was published in Comixene; it is also freely available online. Link (20/08/2018, German, MdlI)

Portugal

Culture

On the 1st September, the inauguration of Barreiro Ilustra Bd opened. The event takes place in Barreiro, and consists of an exhibition that can be visited until 14th October. Free entrance. Link (Portuguese, RR)

Spain

Culture

The exhibition La ciudad en viñetas shows the work of María Medem at CentroCentro, Madrid, until the 21st October. Link (27/07/2018, Spanish, EdRC)

The exhibition Del tebeo al Mecachís. 100 años de tebeos en la BNE can be visited at the National Library of Spain from 27 September 2018 to 13 January 2019.  Link (05/08/2018)

Research

The 20th edition of the conference Unicómic will take place in Alicante from the 27 to 29 September. Among many other guests, there will be meetings with Nick Sousanis, Sento, Antonio Altarriba, Jaime Martín and David Lloyd. Link (29/08/2018)

UK

Research

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 9.3 has been published. Link (English, WG)

Comics Uncovered: The International Comic Industry Conference will take place in Birmingham on the 15th and 16th September. Link (English, WG)

Registration is now open for Comics Forum 2018. Link (English, WG)

The latest issue of Studies in Comics has been published. Link (English, WG)

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Correspondents: Enrique de Rey Cabero (EdRC, Spain), William Grady (WG, Canada, UK and United States) and Martin de la Iglesia (MdlI, Germany) and Renata Rafaela (RR, Portugal).

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Registration now open for Comics Forum 2018

20 Aug

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Click here to register for Comics Forum 2018 through Eventbrite.

Comics Forum 2018 is the tenth anniversary of the annual conference series. To celebrate this milestone, scholars are invited from around the world to join us for a two-day series of talks looking back at the subjects Comics Forum has focused on over the past decade and considering how they have changed and developed. We would love for you to join us!

At the Eventbrite link you can buy tickets for 1 Day, 2 Days or a special offer that gets you 2 days of Comics Forum followed by a 2 Day Convention Pass for Thought Bubble on the 22nd and 23rd September. This will save you £4 on the price of the convention pass (RRP £28)!

We’re also delighted to be hosting Seriously Into Comics: A Workshop for Comics Studies Graduate Students and Early Career Researchers on Wednesday 19th September. Tickets for this are £6 and can be added to your order through Eventbrite.

Seriously Into Comics will include the following events:

1230: Welcome (Hattie Kennedy)
1245: Before a PhD (Speakers TBC)
1345: Break
1400: During a PhD (Ian Horton and Ian Hague)
1500: After a PhD (Joan Ormrod and Maggie Gray)
1600: Networking & Refreshments

Each of the the three main sessions will include around 30 mins discussion by the session leads, and 30 mins opportunity for discussion and questions. Sessions will look at how you might get started in PhD research, network and develop contacts, build a publishing record, get involved with conferences and look for a job and early career researcher (ECR) opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you in Leeds!

 
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News Review July 2018

06 Aug

Americas

United States

Research

Antiauthoritarian Youth Culture in Francoist Spain: Clashing with Fascism, by Louie Dean Valencia-García, has been published through Bloomsbury. Link (English, WG)

There is a call for papers for the panel The Stage and the Comics Page: Graphic Adaptations of Plays, Theatrical Adaptations of Comics. The panel is part of NeMLA 2019, which will be in Washington DC, 21-24 March 2019. Abstract proposals for this panel are due by the 30th September 2018. Link (English, WG)

Feminist Media Histories 4.3, a special issue on Comics, has now been published. Link (English, WG)

There is a call for submissions for a special edited collection Theology and the Marvel Universe. Abstract proposals are due by the 15th September. Link (English, WG)

The conference programme for MIND THE GAPS! The 1st Annual Conference of the Comics Studies Society (taking place 9-11 August) has been published online. Link (English, WG)

There is a call for submissions for the 2019 Michigan State University Comics Forum, which takes place 22-23 March 2019. Abstract submissions are due by the 24th September. Link (English, WG)

Europe

France

Business

Netflix is to internationally broadcast a TV adaptation of Snowpiercer, adapted from the science fiction bande dessinée series Transperceneige. Link (25/07/2018, English, LT)

Culture

Bande dessinée writer Frank Giroud, whose works include Le Décalogue (Glénât, 2001-2003) has died aged 62. Link (16/07/2018, French, LT)

Germany

Culture

An exhibition on queer superheroes is shown in Cologne until the 20th September. Link (02/07/2018, German, MdlI)

The Nils Oskamp exhibition is now shown in Schwarzenbach until the 4th November. Link (09/07/2018, German, MdlI)

Research

An English-language book on Empirical Comics Research edited by Alexander Dunst, Jochen Laubrock and Janina Wildfeuer has been published by Routledge. Link (05/07/2018, German, MdlI)

A volume edited by Theresia Heimerl and Christian Wessely titled Weltentwürfe im Comic/Film: Mensch, Gesellschaft, Religion has been published by Schüren. Link (09/07/2018, German, MdlI)

An Open Access volume on Charlie Hebdo edited by Lukas R. A. Wilde and Stephan Packard has been published by ComFor. Link (30/07/2018, German, MdlI)

Portugal

Culture

On the 4th and 5th August, in Faro,  the “7th Manga and comic event” will take place in  Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo do Algarve and will  have table and video games, exhibitions, cosplay, workshops and other activities. Tickets can be purchased until 3rd August in Fórum Algarve and have a cost of 4 and 5 euro, for the participation during one day or two day respectively.  Link (29/07/2018, Portuguese, RR)

Until the 14th September, the exhibition “a três vintêns – 100 anos de fascículos de aventuras em Portugal”, which consists of an exhibition of the comic issues published during 100 years in Portugal, takes place in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal [National Library] in Lisbon. Entrance is free. Link (04/06/2018, Portuguese, RR)

Spain

Culture

Norma Cómics (Barcelona) has been awarded the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award. Link (21/07/2018, English, EdRC)

Research

A new issue of the journal Cuadernos de Cómic (CuCo) has been published and is available for free to download.  Link (07/07/2018, Spanish, EdRC)

UK

Research

Comics Grid have published a CFP for a special edited collection entitled, Creating Comics, Creative Comics. Submissions are due by the 1st October. Link (English, WG)

European Comics Art 11.1, a special themed issue on Spanish comics, has been published. Link (English, WG)

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Correspondents: Enrique de Rey Cabero (EdRC, Spain), William Grady (WG, UK and United States) and Martin de la Iglesia (MdlI, Germany), Renata Rafaela (RR, Portugal) and Lise Tannahill (LT, France).

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