Understanding Through Comics Club: Workshop with Comics Artist Jordanna George
Join Understanding Through Comics: A Comics and Comics Studies Journal Club for our end-of-term social! We will be hosting a hands-on workshop with comics artist Jordanna George. Learn about the art of comics and try your hand at making your own! This event will take place on Thursday, March 19th from 11:00AM to 2:00PM in person in Koerner […]
Arctic Winter Games Artist Spotlight: Cole Pauls
The UBC Pop Culture Cluster, Critical Play Lab, and the Indigenous Comics Initiative will set out for Whitehorse, Yukon, on March 8, 2026 with a dozen Indigenous artists and a support team for the Arctic Winter Games. Here’s a spotlight on artist Cole Pauls.
Call for Indigenous Cartoonists: Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Heroes Tribal Journey Indigenous Comics Initiative Project
Special Call for Indigenous Cartoonists Project Title: Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Heroes: Tribal Journey Indigenous Comics Initiative Project Following the success of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel (2024)—a landmark project that brought Elders’ voices to new generations through comic art —TSL Enterprises Ltd, the Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) First Nation (HFN), Education without Borders, and the UBC Comics […]
Meet the Indigenous Comics Artists & Game Designers Headed to the Arctic Winter Games with the Pop Culture Cluster
The Pop Culture Cluster, with its partner project Visual Storytelling in the Indigenous North, are traveling to the Yukon with six Indigenous comics artists and three Indigenous game designers to the 2026 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) to document and create AWG-inspired artworks.
Meet the PhD CollAB(E)Rators!
A central component of the PopCC‘s Arts-Based Research initiative is the PhD Collab project, Arts-Based Interventions in Graduate Research, recently funded through a two-year pilot program from Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS). Meet the faculty and graduate students who make up the PhD Collab project.
Comics & Knowledge Mobilization in Migration Studies (Nov. 27 @ 12:30 PM)
Comics & Knowledge Mobilization in Migration Studies with María Cervantes-Macías & Sofi Donner Thursday, Nov. 27th @ 12:30 PM, Zoom Register here This session explores how comics can serve as a powerful tool for knowledge mobilization in migration studies. Featuring CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow María Cervantes-Macías and visual facilitator Sofi Donner, the event highlights their […]
Call for Indigenous Cartoonists: Seabird Island Comics: Bringing the Stories of Sq’éwqel to Life
Call for Indigenous Cartoonists: Seabird Island Comics: Bringing the Stories of Sq’éwqel to Life Project Title: “Seabird Island Stories” Graphic Novel Project About the Project Sq’éwqel (Seabird Island) is home to stories that carry the spirit, history, and lived experiences of the Stó:lō people. In her final years, Elder Ts’ats’elexwot (Elizabeth Herrling), shared her memories […]
Special Call for Artists: Youth Perspectives on Trauma-Informed Care
Special Call for Artists: Youth Perspectives on Trauma-Informed Care The Canadian Paediatric Society, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and the UBC Comics Studies Cluster invite applications from comics artists to collaborate on an exciting new research-to-comics initiative. This project will translate youth perspectives on trauma-informed care into accessible, engaging comics that highlight young people’s lived experiences and insights. About […]
Video Games and the Pornography of Death (Nov. 26 @ 12 PM + Lunch)
The Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice Noted Scholars Series and Critical Play Lab present: Video Games and the Pornography of Death with Dr. Amanda Phillips WHEN & WHERE Wednesday, November 26th, 12-1pm Buchanan Tower, Room 323 Please RSVP below in advance A light lunch will be served at 1:00 PM Amanda […]
League Play Book Launch Party (Nov. 19 @ 4 PM)
League Play Book Launch Party 📅 Wednesday 19 November 4-6 pm 📍 Audain Art Centre, 3rd floor lounge 6398 University Blvd., University of British Columbia Please join contributors to celebrate the launch of the League Play Book! League Play Book documents the recently completed League Nanaimo exhibition and the previous dozen years of the League project, and includes new short […]