“I AM (not) FROM BEYOND!” – Situating Scholarship & the Writing “I”
Our 2018 Year-End Meta Post considers the role of the personal – both identificatory perception and the labor of writing itself – in scholarship.
The (re)Collection Agency #10: A Conversation with Margaret Galvan
In the 10th installment of our series of talks with comics scholars and teachers, we talk to Dr. Margaret Galvan about comics archives, keeping a spreadsheet of a comics collection, and the importance of research into grassroots periodicals in the study of queer comics.
Mind the Gaps 2018! The First Annual CSS Conference
An overview of Mind the Gaps 2018 – the first annual conference of the Comics Studies Society.
The (re)Collection Agency #8: A Conversation with Francesca Lyn
In the 8th installment of our series of talks with comics scholars, we talk to doctoral student Francesca Lyn about collecting, autobiographical comics, and stand-up comedy.
Countering the Gaze: The Liberatory Potential of Bitch Planet’s Exploitation Aesthetic
Making use of the naturalized male gaze to challenge its reductive results and explore questions raised by our Bitch Planet Round Table.
Hard Women, Hard Time: Bitch Planet Comics Studies Round Table (part three)
Part Three in a scholarly round table examining Kelly Sue DeConnik and Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet.
Bound By Law: Bitch Planet Comics Studies Round Table (part two)
Part Two in a scholarly round table examining Kelly Sue DeConnik and Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet.
