Better Living Through Comics
The 2023 Joint Conference of the International Graphic Novel & Comics and the International Bande Dessinée Society
3-7 July 2023, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
Registration
Abtracts
Overview
Do comics have a role to play in wellbeing?
We find ourselves reeling from a prolonged global period of illness and nervous about a future threatened by climate change. In this moment, we find ourselves prioritizing that which makes us happy, healthy, strong, and connected to one another—and reflecting on those phenomena that can impede these goals.
What role do comics play in literacy, science education, joy, community building, sexual discovery, hobbies, entrepreneurship, religion, citizenship, self-expression, and all the other aspects of good living around the world? What role do they play in the prevention of these same vital aspects of living well?
We invite proposals on all aspects of comics and wellbeing, including:
We will also have room within our programme, as always, for papers, workshops, and roundtables that do not fit this specific theme.
Deadline for proposals
Deadline for 200-word proposals to <comics23@educ.cam.ac.uk> : 31 December 2022
Please be sure to state in your proposal whether you would prefer to give your paper online or in-person. The conference will be hybrid, with in-person sessions streamed for registered delegates to hear and participate remotely. Online sessions will also be shown live on screens in the Faculty building for in-person delegates to engage with simultaneously.
Further information
Questions? Reach out to us at <comics23@educ.ac.uk>.