comics studies in the south - College of Arts and Sciences

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COMICS STUDIES IN THE SOUTH
Friday, Oct. 25, 2013
10 AM – 5 PM
Thomas Cooper Library, Graniteville Room
University of South Carolina
A!symposium!on!studying!and!teaching!comics!and!graphic!novels!
with!scholarly!presentations,!a!roundtable!on!comics!pedagogy,!and!discussions!with!
artist!Jeremy!Love!of!the!series!Bayou!and!legendary!comics!writer!Roy!Thomas.!
SCHEDULE(OF(ACTIVITIES(
10:15AM412PM((
NEW(DIRECTIONS(IN(SOUTHERN(COMICS(STUDIES(
Moderated by Qiana Whitted, English and African American Studies, University of South Carolina
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Caricaturing(Citizenship:(Atlanta&Daily&World,(Editorial(Cartoons,(&(Black(Citizenship(Ideals!!
Rebecca!Wanzo,!Washington!University!in!St.!Louis!
Representing(Sexuality,(Race,(and(Language(in(Comics(about(the(U.S.(South(
Frank!Bramlett,!University!of!Nebraska!at!Omaha!
Undeadness,(Southern(Grounds,(and(Urban(Spaces(in(The&Goon(and(The&Walking&Dead((
Taylor!Hagood,!Florida!Atlantic!University(
Comics(Studies(and(Southern(Futurism(
Brannon!Costello,!Louisiana!State!University(
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1:0042:00PM!
A(CONVERSATION(WITH(WRITER(ROY(THOMAS(
Moderated by Andrew Kunka, English, University of South Carolina - Sumter
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ROUNDTABLE(DISCUSSION:(TEACHING(COMICS(IN(CAROLINA(
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Northrop(Davis,!Media!Arts,!University!of!South!Carolina!
Conseula(Francis,!English!and!African!American!Studies,!College!of!Charleston!
Karen(Gavigan,!Library!Science,!University!of!South!Carolina!
Matthew(Miller,!English,!University!of!South!Carolina!–!Aiken!
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PRESENTATION(AND(Q&A(WITH(ARTIST(JEREMY(LOVE(
Followed by book signing and reception
Sponsored(by(USC(College(of(Arts(&(Sciences,(Institute(for(African(American(Research,(
Department(of(English,(and(African(American(Studies,(Southern(Studies,(and(Linguistics(Programs((
For(more(info,(contact:(Qiana(Whitted,(whitted@sc.edu(
FEATURED GUESTS:
JEREMY LOVE is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and animator. His
critically acclaimed serialized graphic novel Bayou, from DC/Zuda, was
nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic and won five Glyph
Awards. Love has also worked on creator-owned projects for Dark Horse
(Fierce, Shadow Rock), on established properties such as G.I. Joe, Batman, and
Fraggle Rock, and various projects in animation, print and theater. Recently
with the University of California, Love has assisted in the design of
college preparatory high school curriculum that integrates animation, illustration, sequential storytelling with
economics, government, history and science.
ROY THOMAS helped Jerry G. Bails found Alter Ego, the first real comic book
fanzine. From 1965 to 1980 he wrote and edited for Stan Lee at Marvel (including
titles such as X-Men, Avengers, Invaders, Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja) and served as
editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1972 to 1974. From 1980 to 1986 Roy
wrote for DC, mostly titles he co-created such as All-Star Squadron and Infinity, Inc.
In 1999 Roy revived Alter Ego for TwoMorrows Publishing.
ACADEMIC PRESENTERS:
FRANK BRAMLETT is Professor of English and
Linguistics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and
a visiting professor at Stockholm University. His most
recent publications focus on comics, including the edited
collection Linguistics and the Study of Comics. His current
projects revolve around conversation analysis and the
passage of time in comics, and discourse analysis of the
everyday in comics.
BRANNON COSTELLO is Associate Professor of
English at Louisiana State University. He is the author
of Plantation Airs: Racial Paternalism and the Transformations
of Class in Southern Fiction, the editor of Howard Chaykin:
Conversations, and the co-editor of Comics and the U.S.
South. His current projects include a monograph on
cartoonist Howard Chaykin and a study of the
relationship between speculative fiction and southern
literature.
NORTHROP DAVIS is Assistant Professor of Media
Arts at USC. He is a screenwriter and director who
teaches feature and television screenwriting and
manga/anime studies. His book, Manga and Anime go to
Hollywood (the amazing relationship between Hollywood and
Japanese manga, animation, television and features) will be
published in 2015. You can see his students’ mangas at
http://www.wemakemanga.com.
CONSEULA FRANCIS is Associate Professor of
English and Director of African American Studies at the
College of Charleston. She is the author of Conversations
with Octavia Butler and the forthcoming The Critical
Reception of James Baldwin, 1963-2010, as well as articles
on African American comics and romance. She is
currently at work on Seduced by The Pleasures of Freedom:
Contemporary African American Romance and Erotic Fiction.
KAREN GAVIGAN is Assistant Professor in the School
of Library and Information Science at USC. She and
Mindy Tomasevich are co-authors of the book,
Connecting Comics to Curriculum: Strategies for Grades 6-12
(Libraries Unlimited, 2011), as well as a column about
graphic novels in the journal, Library Media Connection.
TAYLOR HAGOOD is Associate Professor of
American literature at Florida Atlantic University. His
publications include Faulkner's Imperialism: Space, Place, and
The Materiality Of Myth and Secrecy, Magic, and The One-Act
Plays Of Harlem Renaissance Women Writers as well as the
forthcoming volume Faulkner, Writer of Disability. He is
currently co-editing Undead Souths: Beyond The Gothic.
MATTHEW MILLER is Associate Professor of
English at USC-Aiken. His work focuses on the
development of transnational consciousness in modern
American literature and in contemporary American
literature. His is currently editing a collection on graphic
novel pedagogy for McFarland Press.
REBECCA WANZO is Associate Professor of Women,
Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University
in St Louis. Her first book, The Suffering Will not Be
Televised: African American Women and Sentimental Political
Storytelling, examines the kinds of stories African
American tell to make their suffering legible to the state.
Her current project, The Melancholic Patriot: African
American Citizenship and Graphic Storytelling, looks how
various artists have explored the theme of citizenship
through the use of black characters.
Comics Studies in
the South
A USC symposium on studying and teaching comics with
artist Jeremy Love and writer Roy Thomas
10:15AM-12:00PM
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
with Rebecca Wanzo, Frank Bramlett, Taylor Hagood and Brannon Costello
1:00-2:00PM
A CONVERSATION WITH ROY THOMAS
2:00-3:15PM
ROUNDTABLE ON TEACHING COMICS
3:30-5:00PM
JEREMY LOVE TALK AND BOOK SIGNING
FRIDAY
OCT. 25
10AM-5PM
Graniteville Room,
Thomas Cooper Library
Free & Open to Public
Sponsored by USC College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for African American
Research, English Department, African American Studies,
Southern Studies, and Linguistics Programs
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