[Comicsstudiessociety] [EXTERNAL] Re: Introduction

Wed Nov 18 16:19:10 EST 2020

Hi folks,

My name is Evan Ash, and I'm a 2nd year Ph.D. student in history at the
University of Maryland. I study the cultural history of the 1950s in
America, particularly childhood and the anti-comics movement in America. I
presented research to that end at CSS 2019, among other things and places.
I'm working on a dissertation proposal titled "The Strange and Baffling
Eyes of Youth: Comics, Culture, and the Moral Landscape of Twentieth
Century America". Also, I currently serve as the vice-president of the
Graduate Student Caucus. You can reach me on Twitter @evanthevoice. Looking
forward to connecting!

Cheers,

Evan

On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM Andrew O'Malley via ComicsStudiesSociety <
comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Well, I don't want to feel left out, so I'll introduce myself, too!
> I'm a professor in the English Department at Ryerson University in
> Toronto, where I teach courses primarily in comics, children's literature
> and culture, and once in a while on the 18th century. In the summer of
> 2019, I had the pleasure and privilege of co-Chairing, with Candida
> Rifkind, the CSS conference at my home institution.
> My doctoral training is in childhood and children's lit in the 18th
> century, but I've been a lifelong fan of comics and am glad I have had the
> opportunity to do some work in the field. I'm interested in children and/in
> comics. My first foray into comics scholarship was a co-authored article on
> *Persepolis* (with my partner, Nima Naghibi) from 2005, which looked
> at, among other things, Satrapi's child avatar.
> Right now, my main research focus is on pre-code comics from the 1940s and
> 50s - crime and horror particularly - and their child readers. I've been
> plugging away on and off for several years on a digital archive and
> exhibition dedicated to how the comics controversy of the mid 20th century
> was underwritten by anxieties over childhood 'innocence'. One day I'll
> finish it, but here's the link if you want to take a look:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crisisofinnocence.library.ryerson.ca/__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrMguD60u$ 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crisisofinnocence.library.ryerson.ca/__;!!KGKeukY!h-EvM4m1rz4tITTb1RkQ4WBRZMeL5zNUMIrEed5tNXD-PRHR_Qs6RfSAhMO-ReSvUZy_MGn1o0G6$>
> Take care everybody!
> Andrew
>
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 08:38, Barbara Postema via ComicsStudiesSociety <
> comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Lovely to read all these introductions! I'm enjoying learning about
>> people I didn't know yet as well as hearing what friends have been up to
>> lately.
>>
>> I am a Senior Lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand, but
>> only for another three months or so. Then my contract ends and I will move
>> to the Netherlands with my family. So I will be on the lookout for work
>> once more. I have taught at Ryerson and Concordia Universities in Canada
>> previously. My teaching here is in 20th-century and contemporary literature
>> and genre, and I long for the chance to teach comics again--currently I
>> only smuggle one or two into each course I teach.
>>
>> I wrote *Narrative Structure in Comics*, which was based on my
>> dissertation and is a quite general approach to comics using narrative
>> theory and semiotics. More recently I have been concentrating on wordless
>> comics, on which I've published several articles and chapters, and I
>> greatly enjoyed contributing to The Middle Spaces roundtable on sound in
>> comics
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themiddlespaces.com/2019/04/09/seeing-sounds-part-one/__;!!KGKeukY!gNmagOohN972OBNLwmnxMbQ-c3kAauRdwBgLBLGE4FVLLvpCl2pZFrTZ9PU9Y9kjkXuQf8YivEAQ$>
>> last year. I have contributed several entries to the *Key Terms in
>> Comics Studies *that Rik Spanjers mentioned earlier. Besides my interest
>> in narration, coming from a literary studies background (I studied English
>> Lit for my BA and MA), I am also interested in form, which has led me to
>> abstract and experimental comics, and increasingly I am looking at
>> materiality and production.
>>
>> I look forward to meeting more of you virtually on this list and various
>> online fora, and eventually hopefully some of you in person as well.
>> Hang in there!
>> Barbara
>>
>> Dr Barbara Postema
>>
>> School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication
>>
>> (formerly School of English and Media Studies* and* School of Humanities)
>>
>> Massey University Manawatū
>>
>> Private Bag 11 222
>>
>> Palmerston North 4442
>>
>> New Zealand
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 1:12 PM Jeannie Ludlow via ComicsStudiesSociety <
>> comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone!
>>> This introduction stream has been a welcome blast of community ths week.
>>> Thank you :-)
>>>
>>> I am Jeannie Ludlow. I'm prof of English & WGS at Eastern Illinois
>>> University (about an hour south of Champaign). My primary research is in
>>> counternarratives that challenge political discourses, so of course comics
>>> are a wonderful resource for me. I focus on reproductive rights and justice
>>> and abortion experiences. The fabulous Sam Langsdale included one of my
>>> essays in her and Elizabeth Coody's recent collection: Monstrous Women in
>>> Comics. Mostly, however, I find myself bringing comics/graphic texts to
>>> more, umm, conventional feminist spaces. My current work is on
>>> representations of the fetus in abortion stories.
>>>
>>> It's great to see all these wonderful projects and resources--very
>>> excited to read The Middle Spaces. I hope everyone is staying safe and
>>> healthy!
>>> Jeannie
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 1:23 PM Samira Nadkarni via ComicsStudiesSociety
>>> <comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> My name is Samira Nadkarni and I teach undergrad English Literature in
>>>> Mumbai, India. While very interested in comic studies, it's not a field I
>>>> know enough about, so it's been lovely to see what people have been or are
>>>> currently working on. I've really enjoyed this set of online introductions
>>>> and I'm now blessed with a whole new list of things I'd like to read now as
>>>> a result (or cursed, since there are only so many hours in the day).
>>>>
>>>> Best Wishes,
>>>> Samira
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 16:36, Carol Tilley via ComicsStudiesSociety <
>>>> comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi folks -
>>>>>
>>>>> It's lovely to see this outpouring of community-building on the list!
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences at
>>>>> the University of Illinois. I first started teaching pre-professional
>>>>> librarians about comics in the late-1990s and studying the historical
>>>>> intersections of comics, libraries, and younger readers in the early 2000s.
>>>>> Although I still consider myself a scholar of print culture, my current
>>>>> focus is reclaiming the stories of young people doing things with comics
>>>>> (e.g. cartooning contests, social action, early fan networks, reading) in
>>>>> the early and mid-20th century in the US. My work relies heavily on
>>>>> archival and other primary sources, including interviews as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> Most of my teaching and a lot of my professional engagement, aims to
>>>>> help educate librarians about comics. For the past decade, I've taught an
>>>>> annual course on reader's advisory for comics (it always fills to capacity)
>>>>> and worked with students who are completing short-term practical placements
>>>>> at the Library of Congress' Newspaper Division (which maintains a portion
>>>>> of the LC's comics-related collections) and the Billy Ireland. This spring,
>>>>> I'll be teaching my first ever undergraduate class - All in the Gutter:
>>>>> Race, Gender, and Sexuality in US Comics - for the honors program here at
>>>>> Illinois.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a former president of the Comics Studies Society and had the
>>>>> privilege of hosting the first CSS conference here in Urbana-Champaign in
>>>>> August 2018.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>> -Carol
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Carol L. Tilley*
>>>>> Associate Professor
>>>>> School of Information Sciences
>>>>> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>>>>
>>>>> Chair | UIUC Faculty Advisory Committee
>>>>> Affiliate Faculty, The Center for Writing Studies (CWS)
>>>>> Affiliate Faculty, Gender and Women's Studies (GWS)
>>>>>
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.caroltilley.net__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrGNr8QLp$ 
>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.caroltilley.net/__;!!KGKeukY!jB4wr1kKS2c3G1cDYCb3rkkrBnX_4teOWJPPz92Ep7-NT5-r36OI95dXE7GWVN8wxx_ejg-18lqw$>
>>>>>  | CarolTilley
>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://illinois.academia.edu/CarolTilley__;!!KGKeukY!jB4wr1kKS2c3G1cDYCb3rkkrBnX_4teOWJPPz92Ep7-NT5-r36OI95dXE7GWVN8wxx_ejhvhuLNY$>
>>>>> | @anuncivilphd
>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/AnUncivilPhD__;!!KGKeukY!jB4wr1kKS2c3G1cDYCb3rkkrBnX_4teOWJPPz92Ep7-NT5-r36OI95dXE7GWVN8wxx_ejunYZ9h2$>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 9:56 AM Brittany Tullis via
>>>>> ComicsStudiesSociety <comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm a Latin/x American comics scholar who focuses on representations
>>>>>> of women and girls in said comics. I've also been exploring Latin/x
>>>>>> American comics as a form of transamerican artivism for the past couple
>>>>>> years. I live and teach in Iowa at a small liberal arts school and am
>>>>>> currently the First VP of the Comics Studies Society. Always happy to
>>>>>> answer any questions (as I'm sure are my colleagues) about what that work
>>>>>> is like from anyone who might be interested in running for a position on
>>>>>> our board some time in the future.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Brittany
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brittany Tullis (she/her/hers)
>>>>>> Associate Professor and Chair, Modern Languages and Cultures
>>>>>> Director, Women and Gender Studies
>>>>>> St. Ambrose University
>>>>>> Academic Director, International Comic Arts Forum
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.internationalcomicartsforum.org__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrGS5kqs0$ 
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.internationalcomicartsforum.org__;!!KGKeukY!lrh1fAI2R0Ka0saDNw0ttM_qiqVob9iXyTDWMwMH5XOxjdp5WyH--UhREJVabHAWfTXQ6mqECoth$>
>>>>>> First Vice President, Comics Studies Society
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://comicssociety.org__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrA9kCeYD$ 
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://comicssociety.org__;!!KGKeukY!lrh1fAI2R0Ka0saDNw0ttM_qiqVob9iXyTDWMwMH5XOxjdp5WyH--UhREJVabHAWfTXQ6h5MLxNa$>
>>>>>> Fulbright Program Advisor/Scholar Liaison
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.fulbrightonline.org__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrFPDFh6_$ 
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.fulbrightonline.org__;!!KGKeukY!lrh1fAI2R0Ka0saDNw0ttM_qiqVob9iXyTDWMwMH5XOxjdp5WyH--UhREJVabHAWfTXQ6jPfwQOc$>
>>>>>> Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Advisor
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrEyVsEeQ$ 
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iie.org/programs/gilman-scholarship-program__;!!KGKeukY!lrh1fAI2R0Ka0saDNw0ttM_qiqVob9iXyTDWMwMH5XOxjdp5WyH--UhREJVabHAWfTXQ6tDapg4T$>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 9:50 AM Candida Rifkind via
>>>>>> ComicsStudiesSociety <comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Michael! We haven’t been doing introductions, but since the list
>>>>>>> is fairly new I really like this idea, especially since we won’t be meeting
>>>>>>> each other in person at conferences for the foreseeable.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I’m trained in Canadian literature and culture, and work mostly on
>>>>>>> autobio comics, Canadian comics, Indigenous comics, and refugee/migrant
>>>>>>> comics. I’m interested in print and digital comics, and I am keeping track
>>>>>>> of online Canadian Covid comics for a future project about how cartoonists
>>>>>>> here documented the first six months of the pandemic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any other list members want to introduce themselves? Would love to
>>>>>>> know who’s “here” and what connections we can make across our diverse field.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Candida
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:* ComicsStudiesSociety
>>>>>>> <comicsstudiessociety-bounces+c.rifkind=uwinnipeg.ca at lists.osu.edu> *On
>>>>>>> Behalf Of *Michael Torregrossa, Saving the Day: Accessing Comics in
>>>>>>> the Twentieth-first Century via ComicsStudiesSociety
>>>>>>> *Sent:* November 15, 2020 11:03 PM
>>>>>>> *To:* comicsstudiessociety at lists.osu.edu
>>>>>>> *Subject:* [Comicsstudiessociety] Introduction
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Notice: This is external email. Verify the sender and use caution
>>>>>>> with any content.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm new to the list and didn't know if new members introduced
>>>>>>> themselves or not.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My academic training is as a medievalist, but I mostly work on the
>>>>>>> medieval in modern popular culture, especially comics. My main research
>>>>>>> interests are in representations of the Arthirian legend in comics, but
>>>>>>> I've also looked at depictions of *Beowulf*, *Frankenstein*, and
>>>>>>> (just recently) *Dracula*.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for your time,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael A. Torregrossa
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Saving the Day: Accessing Comics in the Twenty-first Century
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://accessing-comics-in-the-21st-century.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrD2p5G0c$ 
>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/accessing-comics-in-the-21st-century.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!hxoYiRnXzLnB6l84qDTHJxwr-e3o7NKKH1i12Go5lJ8Xyu_aQepoun5b1qn5OaQN2nezv18arcS3$>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Medieval Comics Project
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrHN9D-dz$ 
>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!hxoYiRnXzLnB6l84qDTHJxwr-e3o7NKKH1i12Go5lJ8Xyu_aQepoun5b1qn5OaQN2nezv5tTrq7R$>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Arthur of the Comics Project
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://arthur-of-the-comics-project.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!hzmXPoaN-xlZmahcixttYvqSykrrARDYM_0Gb2-iX6FiagQTCoaMN33_bbQxtRHdK8ilrHB29-E3$ 
>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/arthur-of-the-comics-project.blogspot.com/__;!!KGKeukY!hxoYiRnXzLnB6l84qDTHJxwr-e3o7NKKH1i12Go5lJ8Xyu_aQepoun5b1qn5OaQN2nezvzucnfq7$>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>> --
>>>
>>> “Any time we are doing the work of love, we are doing the work of ending
>>> domination.” bell hooks
>>> *******************************
>>> Jeannie Ludlow, Ph.D.
>>> jeannieludlow at gmail.com
>>> pronouns: she/her/hers
>>> President, EIU-UPI academic union
>>> Professor of English
>>> and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
>>> Eastern Illinois University
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