[Comicsstudiessociety] Invitation to contribute to The Vault of Culture

Wed Feb 22 15:05:05 EST 2023

All

As you may know, I edit a cultural criticism site, The Vault of Culture<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=nzW7mFykZ-CF1dw72FIw8ERLg8kbG-475YMjtsQDA84&s=zltX7zi57ZjfVHzcJLPkVTcmQFws0skHnm5o2ZG4lSc&e=>, an edited public culture site, which is always open for submissions or pitches.

The Vault of Culture publishes writing aimed at a broad audience that takes a scholarly (or semi-scholarly) stance on one or more aesthetic/cultural objects, giving those writings editorial guidance, a nice visual presentation, and a home beyond individual blogs, facebook posts, twitter, etc. We're quite open to the kind of work people might want to do, including previously-written (or presented) or new material, one piece at a time or in series.

While the site doesn't exclusively focus on comics studies, we've had a lot of pieces on comics and related topics, including:

  *   literary scholar Jim Hansen on HBO's Watchmen the national fantasies of the superhero<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/feature/hansen/watchmen__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxlFOQubLg$ >
  *   Anna Peppard, on her love of undying superheroes, particularly Nightcrawler<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_vault_feature_peppard_undying&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=Z5bZlx7hk6ZDXSJab42MTs1PXuaqFJgWl9NPLYnETJ8&s=lftVLJocCnx-BKZCKwHZostMyHz4u-tb3b35s2bfiGw&e=>
  *   cultural critic Eleanor Courtemanche on the quirky nerd in Mystery Men<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/feature/courtemanche/mysterymen__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxnq_sGDgw$ >
  *   A roundtable on the "Walking Bed" Little Nemo in Slumberland strip<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_slumberland&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=Z5bZlx7hk6ZDXSJab42MTs1PXuaqFJgWl9NPLYnETJ8&s=QgBAe8u_YoCyZYy_v2lrx67ZU_75t7mKUq7dBJXrvh0&e=>, curated by Zach Rondinelli, from his now-completed #WelcomeToSlumberland social media project<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__zrondinelli.wixsite.com_welcometoslumberland&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=Z5bZlx7hk6ZDXSJab42MTs1PXuaqFJgWl9NPLYnETJ8&s=sLxdLJ8MQOUC7AUqCQB16C9ldw3J3WxLm2eh3PhctqY&e=> (winner of a CSS prize for public scholarship)
  *   the U-C Comics Colloquium's overview of COVID Chronicles<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_vault_oncomics_covidchronicles&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=J11ze2enIcgyAKo1EXm_eNcvgGlw98C0MLv7qGFfBJdK7nhk5YCmYADnx-H1bzZq&s=2klAlys5QFSHrmwWfEcfxL-xpp5hDH9WJsN8F4vmxtk&e=>
  *   Michael VanCalbergh, on Tillie Walden's use of backgrounds in On a Sunbeam<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_vault_oncomics_waldenonasunbeam&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=Z5bZlx7hk6ZDXSJab42MTs1PXuaqFJgWl9NPLYnETJ8&s=iWWPcyKjSQ5NMWmsduuJXg3-ys-rHzyhugAxyxFO_9Q&e=>
  *   Justin Wigard, on You are Deadpool as an exemplar of a recent trend of "ludocomics"<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_vault_feature_wigard_youaredeadpool&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=Z5bZlx7hk6ZDXSJab42MTs1PXuaqFJgWl9NPLYnETJ8&s=CIJknX5-Ch7bJ7VhwyaTdAzyLG9sQEL3YQBVekqW-iU&e=>
  *   Kelly Williams, on the problem of adapting the Dark Phoenix Saga<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_vault_feature_williams_darkphoenix&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=nzW7mFykZ-CF1dw72FIw8ERLg8kbG-475YMjtsQDA84&s=K9poKrcpwkmoRy8QicDw0Blx-ECqhZuVq9usHCGeDwU&e=>

In addition, the site has a recurring "On Comics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_oncomics&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=nzW7mFykZ-CF1dw72FIw8ERLg8kbG-475YMjtsQDA84&s=Ewss8cBxv3HpE-y7imAnwXbo8ivlamJGUqkHnrddC6w&e=>" series for close readings of specific comics and/or elaborations of recurring themes, forms, and types, as well as a collection of posts documenting graphic novels before 1986<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/graphicnovels__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxkHBrfKrw$ >.

Feel free to take a look at the site and poke around. Or, like the facebook page<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_vaultofculture_&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=nzW7mFykZ-CF1dw72FIw8ERLg8kbG-475YMjtsQDA84&s=1xR3bWPBIW4epZDnTQX15eClXyvuvdAjKOE07m8qPJo&e=> to see new entries as they go up or follow along on twitter: @vaultofculture<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_vaultofculture&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=nzW7mFykZ-CF1dw72FIw8ERLg8kbG-475YMjtsQDA84&s=3JPMoigEWwraKTuDdfjwjkW_IH5vTDZyO2hQ2LPCaiI&e=>. If you are interested in participating, you can see ways to get started on the "about" page<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.vaultofculture.com_about&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=U5Unf7-i055iIghwvzEOy_GhsKUG6Ka6XgVTTePa3p8&m=nzW7mFykZ-CF1dw72FIw8ERLg8kbG-475YMjtsQDA84&s=sMMRi6yeAuKXJIiROVvU3FLTQeEYmoiwW5qOTbXmEks&e=>, including inquiring about one-off pieces or recurring series. Or, reply and let me know what you're thinking of working on.

Feel free to prompt those far and wide that might be interested in contributing-I would love this project to include a wide range of voices and approaches.

Thanks for your time and attention.

Shawn Gilmore, PhD
Director of Specialized Faculty
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of English
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Editor, Vault of Culture<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxltrSLx0g$ > [contribute<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/about__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxkljKcpHg$ > | facebook<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/vaultofculture__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxmIIxYXmg$ > | twitter<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/vaultofculture__;!!KGKeukY!0I_flP3S3PJZsU17D0OXGv7nkDOsxx43pzmAL4bdvyN9dwYVw4WWKhbo7itNCTHk6THwXSBFltMVmvG_-fgLAOKmRxnBYMqtFg$ >]
Co-editor, The Comics of Karen Berger: Portrait of the Editor as Artist (forthcoming, UP Mississippi)
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Editorial board member, The Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
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