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 Come one, Come all! Our Official Saturday night social event for the MLA 2015 Convention in Vancouver will be held Saturday, 10 January, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm, in 122 VCC West. We look forward to seeing many of you there. Please join us!    Read More →

This is the second of our three official events at the next MLA convention, to be held in Vancouver, Thursday through Sunday, 8-11 January 2015:   720. Comics Theory Roundtable __________________________________________________________________________________________ Sunday, 11 January 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., West 214, VCC West Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives Presiding: Martha B. Kuhlman, Bryant Univ. Speakers: Michael A. Chaney, Dartmouth Coll.; Hugo Frey, Univ. of Chichester; Jared Gardner, Ohio State Univ., Columbus; Fabrice Leroy, Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette; Barbara Postema, Ryerson Polytechnic Univ. This roundtable analyzes interdisciplinary approaches to studying comics. Comics theory includes semiotics, film theory, linguistics, visual studies, and narrativeRead More →

This is the first of our three official events at the next MLA convention, to be held in Vancouver, Thursday through Sunday, 8-11 January 2015: Session 624. Immigration and Comics __________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, 10 January 5:15–6:30 p.m., East 16, VCC East Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives and the Division on European Literary Relations Presiding: Sandra L. Bermann, Princeton Univ.; Nhora Lucia Serrano, Harvard Univ. 1. “‘Home of the Cannibals’: Interracial Contact and Immigration in Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth,” Tim Caron, California State Univ., Long Beach 2. “Aya in the Ivory Coast and Abouet in France:Read More →

Yes, a collaborative cash bar and reception! This our official Friday night social event for the MLA 2014 Convention, to be held next weekend in Chicago. Think of it as a convivial complement to our three academic panels! Details follow: Session 428. Cash Bar Arranged by the Division on Children’s Literature and the Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives Friday, 10 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., Grand I, Chicago Marriott Please join us and our colleagues in the Children’s Literature Division for this informal get-together! It’s a rare opportunity for our groups to get to know each other and talk about the intersection of our fields!Read More →

It’s that time of year again! We of the MLA Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives are proud to announce our sessions for the 129th Annual MLA Convention, to be held 9-12 January 2014 in Chicago. Once more we’ll be doing our full allotment of panels—three, including one in collaboration with the MLA Division on Literature and Other Arts—and a social event, namely a cash bar co-sponsored by the MLA Division on Children’s Literature. Here are the details (click on the links to read more about each individual panel): Session 388: Transnational Comics, co-sponsored with the Division on Literature and Other Arts Session 428:Read More →

This is the fourth and last of our four official events at the next MLA Convention, to be held in Chicago, Thursday through Sunday, 9-12 January 2014: … Session 768. Collaboration in Comics Sunday, 12 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Colorado, Sheraton Chicago Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives Presiding: Charles Hatfield, California State Univ., Northridge 1. “Multimodal Composition and the Rhetoric of Comics: A Study of Comics Teams in Collaboration,” Molly Scanlon, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. 2. “‘A Story Lived, Photographed[,] Told[,] Written and Drawn’: The Dance of Pen and Camera in Guibert and Lefèvre’s The Photographer,” BirteRead More →

This is the third of our four official events at the next MLA Convention, to be held in Chicago, Thursday through Sunday, 9-12 January 2014: Session 595. Comics and Fine Arts Saturday, 11 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Lincolnshire, Chicago Marriott Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives Presiding: Hillary L. Chute, Univ. of Chicago 1. “Art Worlds, War Worlds, Girl Worlds: Henry Darger, Henry James,” Michael D. Moon, Emory Univ. 2. “Cartoonists Greet the Future: The Antiart of Comics, Modernism, and the Armory Show,” Peter Sattler, Lakeland Coll. 3. “Not Made to Be Looked at with ‘Aesthetic’ Eyes”: Boxed Works by ChrisRead More →

This is the first of our four official events at the next MLA Convention, to be held in Chicago, Thursday through Sunday, 9-12 January 2014: … Session 388 Transnational Comics Friday, 10 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., Chicago X, Sheraton Chicago Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Comics and Graphic Narratives and the Division on Literature and Other Arts Presiding: Anke K. Finger, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs; Nhora Lucia Serrano, California State Univ., Long Beach 1. “Traveling Comics; or, What Happened When Winsor McCay’s Innocents Went Abroad?” Mark McKinney, Miami Univ., Oxford 2. “Graphic Memories of Revolution: Women on the Verge in Iran and Lebanon,” JuliaRead More →