[Comicsstudiessociety] [EXTERNAL] Re: Introduction

[Eszter Szép]

Dear all,

I am Eszter, I live in Budapest, Hungary, and this is where I did my PhD.

My book will be published within a few weeks. Exciting times! :) It
examines ways in which the body is involved when comics are made and when
they are read. I have also managed to complicate things by applying the
ethics of vulnerability in my close readings, because, hell, I'm always in
favor of complex systems. *Comics and the Body: Drawing, Reading, and
Vulnerability* is coming out with the Ohio State University Press (info on
book <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814214541.html__;!!KGKeukY!nO4J5PabI9Mi2KHTv0IjyY7feIxz5304LAIZvrAMRQY6b-7YfKeKgIgB-Hi0KiOO4ztVO_0SODEd$ >).

I am interested in drawing and thinking, materiality in and around
comics, and anything by Jesse Jacobs. I am also interested in geology,
extinction, deep time, and the universe.

I am not teaching or lecturing anywhere, but I look into the future with
optimism. :) I am also the director of the (rather small) International
Comics Festival at Budapest. Not a great year for us. :)

Your introductions are really exciting, thanks so much for sharing them and
for doing so many amazing things.

The very best,
Eszter

Dr. Eszter Szép
independent researcher, educator, and curator

website: eszterszep.com <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://szterszep.com__;!!KGKeukY!nO4J5PabI9Mi2KHTv0IjyY7feIxz5304LAIZvrAMRQY6b-7YfKeKgIgB-Hi0KiOO4ztVO8RR4RoV$ >
Patreon: patreon.com/eszterszep
instagram (in Hungarian): instagram.com/szep.eszter.kepregenykutato
twitter: @eszterlikesrain  <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/eszterlikesrain__;!!KGKeukY!nO4J5PabI9Mi2KHTv0IjyY7feIxz5304LAIZvrAMRQY6b-7YfKeKgIgB-Hi0KiOO4ztVO_yNNav2$ >



On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 14:54, Patrick D. Holt via ComicsStudiesSociety <
comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Hi everyone!  My name is Patrick Holt (he/him), and I'm a public librarian
> in Durham, North Carolina, where I'm lucky enough to be the lead organizer
> of our annual Durham Comics Fest
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://durhamcomicsfest.org/__;!!KGKeukY!iA0UmqfJQoFpGjnZFv2Ba5EoHCkgDT3TzkSMXXh6lfUJjaO6l53wjpqqyU1-4vo7Si3VlgDf2aBH$>
> and a lively local cartoonist support network
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://durhamcomicsfest.org/tccn/__;!!KGKeukY!iA0UmqfJQoFpGjnZFv2Ba5EoHCkgDT3TzkSMXXh6lfUJjaO6l53wjpqqyU1-4vo7Si3VllK6ELaB$>.
> That all probably makes me the most out-of-place here in the CSS ranks, but
> I've been made to feel very welcome all the same :)
>
> For all the amazing work that public libraries have done advocating for
> comics readers, I've sometimes felt a bit let down by the discourse in that
> chunk of the profession.  Engaging with comics scholarship -- history,
> theory, criticism -- has been a big part of my trying to amend that in my
> little corner of the world, and it informs my support of readers and
> creators on a daily basis.  I also do occasional writing *about* comics
> scholarship *for* librarians at 741.5 And Then Some
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.7415andthensome.com/__;!!KGKeukY!iA0UmqfJQoFpGjnZFv2Ba5EoHCkgDT3TzkSMXXh6lfUJjaO6l53wjpqqyU1-4vo7Si3VliRloczf$> in
> an effort to bring the two worlds together a bit.  So thank you, scholars,
> and keep up the good work!
>
> Patrick
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