"In the United States, the uneasy alliance between liberalism and democracy has consistently been threatened by the historical exclusion of those deemed outside the boundaries of legitimate humanity, including the disabled, the stateless, and those believed to lack the capacity for reason on the basis of their race, gender, or class. In its commitment to protecting the political interests of these alienated social groups, the superhero had the potential to redefine the meaning of political freedom in America by recognizing the rights of those excluded from the national community."--Ramzi Fawaz, The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics, 2016 |
Some institutions offering degrees/certificates in comics studies include:
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The UNT Comic Book Club is a registered student organization devoted to creating and sharing original comics in print and digital form. Check out a recent post on our blog for more information. And visit their Instagram page for samples of their work and process. |
Here are links to some current or past comics-related events at UNT:
"Into the Archieverse": A virtual conference, Digital Cultural Studies Cooperative (May 10-11, 2023)
Artist's Talk with Chris Sperandio, Rice University, Comic Arts Teaching & Study Workshop (Nov. 13, 2023)
Archie Comics Research Day (Nov. 8, 2023)
2023 Comics Studies Society Conference: "Comics on the Margins" (July 27-29, 2023)
Panels & Pixels: A Virtual Comics Exhibition (Nov. 9, 2021)
Flyover Comics Symposium (Sept. 24-25, 2020)
Drawn Together Screening (Oct. 24, 2019)
A Brief(ish) History of Comics Studies @UNT Libraries
Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well-drawn! (Jan. 29-March 10, 2018)
Bam! Pow! Boom!: Comics in the Library Exhibit (April 10-Aug. 15, 2017)
Monstrous Women in Comics Conference (May 27, 2017)
UNT Comics Studies Conference (March 1, 2014)