List of Academic & Scholarly Conferences on Comic Art (Comics), & Graphic Novels
| Conference |
Conference Date |
Paper Proposal Submission Date |
Location |
UF - Conference on Comics & Graphic Novels
(website) |
Late February |
September -
October |
University of Florida, Gainesville |
College Art Association
Annual Conference
(website) |
Late February |
May (early; paper proposals)
September (panel proposals) |
Varies
(2004: Seattle, WA; 2005: Atlanta, GA; 2006:
New York, NY, 2006: Boston) |
Popular Culture Association - Comic Art & Comics Area
(website) |
March (late) - April (early) |
September (late)
- December |
Varies
(2003: New Orleans, LA; 2004: San Antonio, TX;
2005: San Diego, CA; 2006: Atlanta, GA; 2007: Boston, MA) |
Narrative: An International Conference
(website;
click on "Scene") |
March (late) - April (early) |
October (mid) |
Varies
(2003: Berkeley, CA; 2004: Burlington, VT, 2005:
Louisville, KY; 2006: Ottawa, Canada) |
U. of CA-Riverside:
Annual Humanities Conference
(website)
|
April |
Jan (early) |
University of California, Riverside |
| Sequential Art
Studies Conference (blog
info) |
April-May |
December-February |
Sydney, Australia |
| International
Bande Dessinée Conference (every other year; website) |
July |
Check website |
Manchester, U.K. |
Comic Art Conference
(website) |
July (during the San Diego Comic-Con) |
March (early
to mid) |
San Diego, CA |
International Comic Art Festival
(website) |
Sept.-Oct. |
February-March |
Washington,
D.C. |
| International Conference
On Word & Image (website) |
September 2005 (24-29) |
August |
Varies
(2002: Hamburg, GERMANY; 2005: Philadelphia,
PA) |
1st Note: check out the conference websites for the exact dates and for calls for papers (CFP) information.
2nd Note: other venues with scholarly or academic panels on comics include visual arts, languages or literature conferences, such as those organized by the Modern Languages Association, as well as regional conferences of large associations, such as the regional chapters of the Popular Culture Association and of the Modern Language Association.
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