Panels & Perspectives: Disability and Neurodiversity in Comics- A Panel Discussion with Francisco de la Mora, Gemma Plum, and Zara Slattery

**Alt text:** Promotional graphic for the event *Panels & Perspectives: Disability and Neurodiversity in Comics*. Large black and grey text on an off-white background reads: “Panels & Perspectives: Disability and Neurodiversity in Comics”. Below: “Francisco de la Mora, Gemma Plum and Zara Slattery explore disability and neurodiversity in comics, representation and storytelling. Chaired by Dr Ernesto Priego (City St George’s HCID).” Event details read: “Thursday, October 1st, 2026, 18:00 hrs. City St. George’s, University of London, College Building, Room AG01. 280 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PB.” On the right are the Symbola and SelfMadeHero logos. Across the lower half are three book covers: *The Great Marc Evers* by Gemma Plum, showing a swimmer underwater in a blue swimming pool; *The Most Amazing Saturday Morning Rubbish Club* by Francisco de la Mora, showing four young people, including a wheelchair user, standing outdoors with litter-picking equipment; and *Coma* by Zara Slattery, an illustrated cover dominated by pale blue, grey and green tones.

Looking forward to chairing this panel on Thursday 1st October 2026, 6pm, room AG01, College Building, City St George's, University of London.

Zooming Out on Janeway: What User Workflows Reveal About Publishing Complexity

Janeway Open Library of Humanities The Lower Decks 2.0 A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing. May 21–22, 2026 · Dublin City University, Ireland

I'll be presenting at The Lower Decks. A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing on Thursday 21st May 2026 at 10:45 with my paper, "Zoom Out to Flow Better: Visualising Janeway's User Workflows".

Participating in ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Comics’ at Malmö University

Library building of Malmö University (2023). CC-by Maria Eklind, via Wikimedia Commons.

I will be attending a workshop on comics studies that will be held at Malmö University on May 3–5, 2026, fostering dialogue among international scholars on methodologies and definitions.

Graphic Refuge: Panel Discussion on Comics and Migration

I'm participating in the Graphic Refuge book panel event with Dr Dominic Davies and Dr Candida Rifkind on 19th of November, at 5pm [UK time], at City St. George's University of London.

Participating in the ‘Knowing Infrastructures: in and beyond the neoliberal university’ workshop- Friday, 13 June 2025

What are the ways in which we can resist the current “delivery” and “assessment” infrastructures?

Degrowing the Digital Humanities: Presenting at the Digital Humanities Congress 2024, University of Sheffield (4-5 September 2024)

Ticket for Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, Sheffield University. Tuesday 10th June 1980. Via https://www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com/2016/10/22/cabaret-voltaire-and-throbbing-gristle-sheffield-university-tuesday-10th-june-1980/

Dr Jonathan Evans and I will be presenting a joint paper at the Digital Humanities Congress 2024 in Sheffield.