Instituto Franklin – UAH organizes an international conference on comics and graphic novels, November 10-12, 2011.

The main objective of the conference is to bring together the largest number of specialists and researchers of comics (graphic novels, manga, BD, etc) in order to reflect on the study of this area. The theme is “Sites of visual and textual innovation” and it welcomes papers on (but not limited to): the origins of comics, avant-garde and experimental narration and biography and autobiography.

JESSICA ABEL, CHARLES HATFIELD, ROGER SABIN and ANTONIO ALTARRIBA have confirmed their participation as keynote speakers.

The languages of the conference will be English and Spanish.

Deadline for acceptance: May, 31st 2011.

Conference will take place at Universidad de Alcalá in Spain.

Further information: graphicnovel@institutofranklin.net

ORGANIZED BY:
Instituto Franklin - Universidad de Alcalá

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