Comics Fest and Related Comics and Fests
It has been a very big month or two for comics and comics-based research. I mean, to be honest, when isn’t it big month? A few things past and future going on:
- This coming Thursday I’m giving a workshop on how to use comics in your ethnographic research- this is giving a general intro to arts-based research, comics-based research, and using generative constraints in ethnographic writing and drawing, such as zines. There might still be room if you would like to attend!
- Can’t attend the workshop? Then drop us a note at CBR Lab to set up your own!
- I was able to attend the American Folklore Society virtual meetings ( I would love to have gone to Portland, however the in-person meetings conflicted with Non Fiction Comics Fest!) and was on the inaugural panel of the Comics and Culture Section. Our panel was pretty badass, titled, “Growing in the Gutter: Comics, Culture, and Vernacular Narrative Art.” And you can watch it here! https://afsannualmeeting.org/virtual-oct-11-2/session3507190000003465030/
- In just a few weeks I will be appearing and giving a free workshop at the oh-so-fun Non Fiction Comics Fest in Burlington, Vermont. I get to hang out with all my favorite cool art people and learn from them, which is pretty much my favorite thing to do. I’ll have hard copies of my favorite books (Shane! The Name Game! Mother Goose’s Field Guide To Male Audacity! All of them!) for sale at low prices, plus I’ll be making bespoke foldies on demand while supplies last. Don’t miss it. If you want to come to my workshop, please sign up in advance! Remember, the Fest is on the Saturday, but workshops are Sunday!
