Official account of the Comics Studies Society (CSS): the professional association for comics scholars, teachers, librarians, and creators.
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ALT Two-panel comic strip. In the first panel, a hand holds open a book titled "AMAZING ADVENTURES," with a bursting light bulb above. Text reads, "COMICS TAKE US PLACES." In the second panel, the same book is held open, the light bulb is plain and unlit. Text states, "BUT IF YOU CAN’T SEE THEIR CONTENTS," alluding to the importance of accessibility in reading.
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ALT A brown and gold background of vertical lines and transparent lens flares appears behind the Comics Studies Society logo and bolded, yellow text that reads, “Annual Awards & Recognitions 2024.” At the bottom of the graphic, a subheading of bolded, yellow text reads, “See the full list at https://comicsstudies.org/prizes/
ALT A vibrant green starburst appears behind the following text: Day 4 @ Glitching Comics Today's Programming Session 1: 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 am (PST) Panel 13.1: Queering Bodies, Glitching Forms Panel 13.2: Environmental Glitches Session 2: 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (PST) Panel 14.1: Roundtable, Black Comics Studies Now Panel 14.2: Glitch as Parody Session 3: 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. (PST) Panel 15.1: Meet with INKS Editors Panel 15.2: Glitching Digital Spaces Session 4: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (PST) Keynote: Sara Alfageeh, “It's Not a Bug: Crafting Comics that Challenge Us
ALT A glitchy starburst graphic appears in the background, with a profile photo of Kofi Bazzell-Smith placed to the right of the graphic. The text reads: The Comics Studies Society presents The Frederick Luis Aldama Talk with Kofi Bazzell-Smith How does the pursuit of an art form from another culture generate new knowledge and culture? By examining the global impact of manga, Kofi invites participants to reflect on the transformative potential of cross-cultural artistic practices and the importance of broadening artistic horizons. In this talk, Kofi will share the research and artistic process behind his current manga, Radius, and his latest exhibition, and talk about his engagement work in Japan. Friday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. EDT Register at: https://bit.ly/CSS_AldamaAwardTalk_2024
ALT A solid purple background with a light purple accent appears behind the graphic's yellow and white text. It reads: Call For Submissions Comics Studies Society 2024 Prizes For more information on this year’s awards, visit https://comicsstudies.org/prizes/. Beneath this text is the name of six awards: Charles Hatfield Book Prize, Gilbert Seldes Prize for Public Scholarship, CSS Article Prize, Frederick Luis Aldama Emerging BIPOC Comics Studies Leadership Award, Hillary Chute Award for Best Graduate Student Paper, and CSS Edited Book Prize. A brief description pulled from the form linked in the caption appears beneath each award title.
ALT A purple background with a slight blue starburst appears behind blue and purple header text, white body text. These elements all appear above one blue box and one purple box. The text in the graphic reads as follows: Call For Submissions CSS Dissertation Award The Comics Studies Society will award one prize for an exceptional dissertation in the field of Comics Studies defended in the past three calendar years (January 1 to December 31). The 2024 CSS Prize cycle will therefore evaluate theses and dissertations defended between January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The deadline for nomination, which must include a report from the nominating program, is April 22, 2024. The thesis or dissertation must have two or more chapters focusing on comics studies themes. A thesis or dissertation may only be submitted once for the CSS Dissertation Prize. WHAT TO SUBMIT & WHERE Information is available in the form linked in caption.
ALT A purple background with a slight blue starburst appears behind blue and purple header text, white body text. These elements all appear above one blue box and one purple box. The text in the graphic reads as follows: Call For Submissions CSS Dissertation Award The Comics Studies Society will award one prize for an exceptional dissertation in the field of Comics Studies defended in the past three calendar years (January 1 to December 31). The 2024 CSS Prize cycle will therefore evaluate theses and dissertations defended between January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The deadline for nomination, which must include a report from the nominating program, is April 22, 2024. The thesis or dissertation must have two or more chapters focusing on comics studies themes. A thesis or dissertation may only be submitted once for the CSS Dissertation Prize. WHAT TO SUBMIT & WHERE Information is available in the form linked in caption.
