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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. 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. […]


EUA Graphics Online Comics Exhibition: Now Live!

The innovative project “Exams Under Anaesthesia (EUA) Graphics: Equity and Neurodiversity in the Operating Room” has officially launched its online exhibition. Hosted by the UBC Comics Studies Cluster, this exhibition is available for viewing at comics.arts.ubc.ca/eua-graphics. This initiative, led by Dr. Elizabeth Nijdam and community-based pediatrician Dr. Anamaria Richardson, features the work of cartoonists who […]


EUA Graphics: Comic Art & Grand Rounds Exhibition

Join us in celebrating the artwork created for the “EUA Graphics” Project at the BC Children’s Hospital!  BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH), Chan Education Centre May 17th, 2024, 12-1 PM  “Exams Under Anaesthesia (EUA) Graphics: Equity and Neurodiversity in the Operating Room” is a collaboration between Pediatrician Dr. Anamaria Richardson and UBC Comics Studies Cluster Director […]


Narrating Violence. A Comic Exhibition: Guided Zoom Tour with Dr. Marina Rauchenbacher

Join the UBC Comics Studies Cluster and Dr. Marina Rauchenbacher via Zoom on April 2, 2024 @ 8AM PT/5PM CES for a guided Zoom Tour of her “Narrating Violence.  A Comic Exhibition” at the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna. You can register here. The exhibition features selected works by more than 30 international artists, such as Alison Bechdel, Anke Feuchtenberger, Regina Hofer […]


Games for Decolonization Workshop (March 21-22, 2024)

Please join the UBC Comics Studies Cluster & CMS Narratives Group on Thursday, March 21 & Friday, March 22 for the Games for Decolonization Workshop!  The Games and Decolonization Workshop is an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to examining the intersections between board games and discourses of settler colonialism, decolonization, Indigenous sovereignty, and social justice. This two-day event will bring […]