The following is a script from a seminar presentation created for coursework on graphic life narratives. This is an older presentation (2013), with information that may be of interest to people who would like to know more about the underground comix movement. I will begin by giving a bit of a background to the 1960’s … Continue reading Harvey Pekar, Underground Comix, and Graphic Autobiographies
Month: July 2017
Presentation for UBC student conference Many Worlds to Walk In: Exploring Diversity in Children’s Literature, Librarianship and Education, May 2016
Project description: I presented a paper focused on issues of surveillance, identity, and power in graphic autobiographies, diary narratives, and zines, specifically for YA readers, including a discussion on the importance of incorporating these materials in library collections, as well as alternative cataloguing and display practices for zines. Below is a script of my presentation. … Continue reading Presentation for UBC student conference Many Worlds to Walk In: Exploring Diversity in Children’s Literature, Librarianship and Education, May 2016
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