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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">All<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I write to let you know about a cultural criticism site that I edit,
<i><a href="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=">The
Vault of Culture</a></i>, “an edited, semi-scholarly space devoted to publishing a wide range of approaches to a variety of cultural objects, from comics to film to novels to video games and everything in between.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="color:black">The Vault of Culture</span></i><span style="color:black"> 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 some 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/-presented or new
material, one piece at a time or in series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">While the site doesn’t exclusively focus on comics studies, we’ve had a number of quite nice pieces on comics over the last year, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Justin Wigard, on
<i><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/feature/wigard/youaredeadpool__;!!KGKeukY!hjGs2RM1FWwZZ2AwJby1BaY3Scal9IfZbqNVVPXj7N5xfmpMFJIkKhsf-nl3RVWbolLb9_e8afOO$">You are Deadpool<span style="font-style:normal"> as an exemplar of a recent trend of “ludocomics”</span></a></i>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/slumberland__;!!KGKeukY!hjGs2RM1FWwZZ2AwJby1BaY3Scal9IfZbqNVVPXj7N5xfmpMFJIkKhsf-nl3RVWbolLb9w2MSY3B$">
roundtable on the “Walking Bed” <i>Little Nemo in Slumberland</i> strip</a>, curated from Zach Rondinelli’s ongoing
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://zrondinelli.wixsite.com/welcometoslumberland__;!!KGKeukY!hjGs2RM1FWwZZ2AwJby1BaY3Scal9IfZbqNVVPXj7N5xfmpMFJIkKhsf-nl3RVWbolLb9w5i_Trk$">#WelcomeToSlumberland social media project</a>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Anna Peppard, on her love of undying superheroes,
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/feature/peppard/undying__;!!KGKeukY!hjGs2RM1FWwZZ2AwJby1BaY3Scal9IfZbqNVVPXj7N5xfmpMFJIkKhsf-nl3RVWbolLb98gS7ZUx$">particularly Nightcrawler</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Michael VanCalbergh, on Tillie Walden’s
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/oncomics/waldenonasunbeam__;!!KGKeukY!hjGs2RM1FWwZZ2AwJby1BaY3Scal9IfZbqNVVPXj7N5xfmpMFJIkKhsf-nl3RVWbolLb92uJQc1a$">use of backgrounds in
<i>On a Sunbeam</i></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Kelly Williams, on the problem of adapting the
<i><a href="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=">Dark
Phoenix Saga</a></i> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In addition, the site has started a recurring “<a href="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=">On
Comics</a>” series for close readings of specific comics and/or elaborations of recurring themes, forms, and types.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Feel free to take a look at the site and poke around. Or, like the
<a href="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=">
facebook page</a> to see new entries as they go up or follow along on twitter: <a href="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=">
@vaultofculture</a>. If you are at all interested in participating, you can see ways to get started on the
<a href="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=">
“about” page</a>, including inquiring about one-off pieces or recurring series. Or, reply here and let me know what you’re thinking of working on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Thanks for your time and attention.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shawn Gilmore, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Lecturer, Department of English<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Senate Committee on University <i>Statutes</i> and Senate Procedures<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Secretary, Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition (NTFC), Local #6546 (AFT/IFT, AAUP)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Committee on College and University Governance, American Association of University Professors (AAUP)<o:p></o:p></p>
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