PANELS
Linework NW is pleased to announce our full slate of panels for 2015! Last year, scrappy little festival that we are, we had the panels in the bar. Some people loved it, some people were like “what? I can’t hear what’s going on!”
This year is a year of upgrades and the panel programming is no exception. Located upstairs in the beautiful Lodge Room of the Norse Hall, there’s plenty of seating, natural light, and a dedicated sound system that should be loud and clear for all involved.
Comics Pedagogy Symposium
2014 University of Oregon Comics Pedagogy Symposium: Friday, October 24th, 2014
Are you curious about how to integrate comics and graphic novels into the college classroom? Featuring nationally recognized scholars and local UO faculty, the goal of the Comics Pedagogy Symposium is to enrich our pedagogy by exploring the opportunities and challenges associated with teaching this exciting, hybrid medium.
EMU River Rooms 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
282 Lillis, Lillis Business Complex 4:00 p.m.
11:00 AM: Opening Remarks
11:15 AM: Exploring Critical Frameworks – featuring presentations by José Alaniz (University of Washington), Susan Kirtley (Portland State University), and Charles Hatfield (California State University, Northridge)
12:15 PM: Expanding the Frame – a roundtable expansion of “Exploring Critical Frameworks” featuring Elizabeth Wheeler (University of Oregon), Michael Allan (University of Oregon), Trevor Dodge (Clackamas Community College), and Glynne Walley (University of Oregon)
1:00 PM: Lunch Break
2:00 PM: Comics in the Classroom – featuring workshops and presentations by Julie Voelker-Morris (University of Oregon), Robert Voelker-Morris (University of Oregon), Charles Hatfield, and Veronica Vold (University of Oregon)
4:00 PM: Keynote Address by Hillary Chute (University of Chicago), introduction by Ben Saunders (University of Oregon)
Case Study Ideas
This will be my springboard for my field study into looking at NW Women Comics (Artists). I am very interested in researching everything from how they got where they got. I want to explore the process of syndication, how they get published, find editors and how they sustain creating the work for publication. I am also interested in looking at Comic conventions, comic circles and collectives. How do they function as a group in their community?
Topics I am interested in exploring are art and gender, how they express their characters, what is their ultimate goal when they self-publish and how the comic books for women impact women?
How has comics changed in terms of the writing and the setting for women comics? What is the identity of “women” in comics? Are they a superhero? Are they a regular woman living the everyday normal day to day life?
How do the stories appeal to their readers/fan base?
These are some questions I am starting to think about for my field study for Art in Society. I am open to suggestions, comments and discussion.
She Makes Comics – Kickstarter project – Watch this really interesting project!
She Makes Comics
by Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sequart/she-makes-comics