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 […]
Event Spotlight: Why Comics?
This event is part of the Art and Testimony Webinar Series 2024 co-hosted by the University of Victoria’s Visual Storytelling and Graphic Art in Genocide and Human Rights Education project and the UBC-V Public Humanities Hub. Why comics? Why is the graphic art medium ideally suited to represent history, memory, and the process of remembering? Our comics scholars provide […]
Event Spotlight: Reading and Talk with Cartoonist Walter Scott about Wendy
Join us for a Reading and Talk with Cartoonist Walter Scott, where he will read from his beloved comic series, Wendy, and will discuss his creative process and career as a cartoonist and visual artist. Walter is an interdisciplinary artist working across comics, drawing, video, performance and sculpture. His comics series, Wendy, chronicles the continuing misadventures of […]
