First International Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels
“Sites of Visual and Textual Innovation”
The First International Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels organized by the Instituto Franklin-UAH, attracted specialist and comic academicians (including graphic novels, manga, BD, etc.) aiming at deepening the study of the Ninth Art. It counted with communications related to the autobiography and biography, the origins of the comic, avant-garde and experimental narration.
Scientific Committee
Scientific committee
- Félix Martín Gutiérrez (UCM)
- Antonio Ballesteros (UNED)
Organizing Committee
Organizing committee
- Esther Claudio.
- Javier Cardeñas.
- Juan Antonio Sánchez.
Plenary speakers
- Jessica Abel, artist, writer and teacher.
- Roger Sabin, Reader in Popular Culture at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London.
- Antonio Altarriba, French Literature Professor at the Universidad del País Vasco.
- Charles Hatfield, Associate Professor of English at California State University, Northridge.
Highlights
The conference in the media