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Celebrating Indigenous Storytelling Through Comics: The Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories Project
The UBC Comics Studies Cluster is excited to announce the completion of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel, a collaboration with the Homalco First Nation and Education without Borders (EwB). Led by media personality Tchadas Leo (Homalco), this groundbreaking project translated three stories from Homalco Elders, highlighting moments of Coast Salish history through comic art. The […]
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On this Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting comics scholarship by donating to the International Comic Arts Forum! Help us reach our goal of $2,000 to fund grants for emerging scholars and other initiatives in comics studies.
Celebrating the Launch of “The Adventures of Trans Educators: A Comic Book Issue”
Please join us on Wednesday, December 4th @ 7 PM via Zoom for the celebration and launch of Issue 52 of the Bank Street Occasional Paper Series: “The Adventures of Trans Educators: A Comic Book Issue” The volume aims “to celebrate and learn from the presence of trans educators in young people’s lives and to work toward a field of education that […]
EUA Graphics Project Featured on Holland Bloorview Hospital Blog!
The EUA Graphics Project has been featured on Bloom, the blog for the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The article examines the content and form of “Sammy” by Elsbeth Dodson, one of the eight comics produced as part of this collaboration between the UBC Comics Studies Cluster and Dr. Anamaria Richardson from BC Children’s Hospital. […]
Pop Culture Cluster launchs inaugural Multilingual Horror Film Festival at UBC!
Celebrate multilingualism this Halloween season at UBC’s inaugural Multilingual Horror Film Festival at The Norm Theatre from October 27-31! Join language programs from across the Faculty of Arts as they screen and discuss their favourite spooky movies from around the world. Most events are free and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Costumes are encouraged […]
Dr. Nijdam Featured in Podcast on Comics Project with Homalco First Nation
Dr. Nijdam’s work as Director of the UBC Comics Studies Cluster has been featured in a recent podcast by UBC’s Community Engagement Office. The podcast explores a comics collaboration that has brought together a team of Indigenous graphic artists to create a series of short comics based on archival recordings of Elders from the Homalco […]
Dr. Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam receives Public Engagement Award
Pop Culture Cluster Director Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam receives Public Engagement Award from the UBC-V Public Humanities Hub. These awards are given to individuals who have exhibited outstanding public humanities engagement in the past two years and whose work has contributed to the expansion of the range of voices in public discourse. See here for a […]
UBC Comics Studies Cluster and EUA Graphics featured in UBC Faculty of Arts Editorial
Last month, the UBC Comics Studies Cluster was featured in a Faculty of Arts editorial piece on comics in educational contexts. Entitled “Education through comics: Exploring the pedagogical value of comic art,” the article was based on interviews with CSC Director Biz Nijdam and other UBC scholars working on and with comics and graphic narrative. […]
Event with German Comics Artist Tobi Dahmen (June 17th @ 6 PM)
The German Consulate General in Vancouver and the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project are delighted to host German illustrator and comics artist Tobi Dahmen for a discussion and reading of his latest graphic novel Columbusstrasse: Eine Familiengeschichte 1935-1945 (2024). Event Details: Date: Monday, June 17, 2024 Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm (doors open at 5:30pm) Location: Friends Quarters | Unit 110 | […]
Recap: Grand Rounds Exhibition of EUA Graphics by Setareh Setayesh
On Friday, May 17th, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) hosted an exhibition of graphic artwork illustrating the experiences of neurodivergent children and their families as they face challenges in accessing medical services. The artwork is part of a collaborative project between Paediatrician Dr. Anamaria Richardson and UBC Comics Studies Cluster Director Dr. […]