This sixth annual conference on comics will focus on issues of representation in the most literal
sense: that of the image on the page (screen, monitor, etc.). We are interested in papers that
move beyond facile reiterations of identity politics to explore the complexities and complexes of
bodies and desires for artists, writers, and readers of comics. Here we are using "comics" in its
broadest sense, to include animation, manga, anime, graphic novels, webcomics, political
cartoons, and even some "fine art." Theoretically grounded work is preferred, but we also have an
interest in archival, historical, and creative papers. The goal of this conference is to encourage
interdisciplinary discussion incorporating diverse approaches to the comics representation of
sex, gender, and sexuality.
sense: that of the image on the page (screen, monitor, etc.). We are interested in papers that
move beyond facile reiterations of identity politics to explore the complexities and complexes of
bodies and desires for artists, writers, and readers of comics. Here we are using "comics" in its
broadest sense, to include animation, manga, anime, graphic novels, webcomics, political
cartoons, and even some "fine art." Theoretically grounded work is preferred, but we also have an
interest in archival, historical, and creative papers. The goal of this conference is to encourage
interdisciplinary discussion incorporating diverse approaches to the comics representation of
sex, gender, and sexuality.