Reflecting on the diversity and complexity of comics for UK Black History Month

Sharing the article for UK Black History Month Linda Berube and I wrote for the City, University of London News, saying ‘grand narratives’ in comics research must be challenged.

Two New Articles Published Today: ‘Where Comics and Cultural Heritage Meet’ and ‘Uses of Comics by Mental Health and Social Care Library Users’

Like London buses, two new journal articles appeared nearly at the same time today.

Comics as COVID-19 Response: Now Deposited ‘Green’ Open Access

We have deposited the accepted manuscript of “Comics as COVID-19 Response: Visualising the Experience of Video-conferencing with Ageing Relatives” in City Research Online.

#IGNCC20 Workshop Materials: Ambiguity, Empathy and Narrative Co-Design: The User Experience of Reading Dementia Care Comic

Our synchronous workshop at the International Graphic Novels and Comics Conference was hosted synchronously yesterday Thursday 2 July 2020 at 4pm BST.

In ACM Interactions Magazine: Comics as COVID-19 Response: Visualising the Experience of Video-conferencing

“Comics as COVID-19 Response: Visualising the Experience of Video-conferencing with Ageing Relatives” was published yesterday in ACM Interactions Magazine.

Using narrative to convey the experience of dementia care-giving: I Know How This Ends: Stories of Dementia Care

Announcing the release of a new output in the Parables of Care series:  I Know How This Ends: Stories of Dementia Care (2020).

Abstract for Creating Comics, Creative Comics 2020: DIY Digital Comics Without Drawing: Craft, Collaboration and Materiality in the Digital Age 

I am delighted my paper for the Creating Comics, Creative Comics 2020- BEYOND Symposium at the University of South Wales: Cardiff Campus (Monday 6th – Tuesday 7th April 2020) has been accepted. I am looking forward to participating. Below I share a slightly revised version my abstract. Abstract DIY Digital Comics Without Drawing: Craft, Collaboration … Continue reading Abstract for Creating Comics, Creative Comics 2020: DIY Digital Comics Without Drawing: Craft, Collaboration and Materiality in the Digital Age 

Podcasting for Research Dissemination: Launching the City Interaction Lab Podcast

Earlier this week we launched the City Interaction Lab Podcast with an inaugural episode on graphic medicine. We have also deposited it on figshare.

Inaugural meeting of the Comics, Games & Media Research Group & First Blog Post

We had the inaugural meeting of the City HCID Comics, Games & Media Research Group this week! The Comics, Games & Media Research Group is dedicated to exploring the interconnections between interaction design and narrative media. The Group’s membership is comprised by academic staff and research students at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design and … Continue reading Inaugural meeting of the Comics, Games & Media Research Group & First Blog Post

Now Receiving Full-Text Submissions. The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship: Call for Papers 2019-2020

he Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship is open for submissions once again. I have published our Call for Papers 2019-2020 in the Humanities Commons CORE repository.

Sobre co-diseño para recursos digitales en el sector cultural – Rostros del tiempo, 2o Coloquio de Vida Cotidiana en México

Hoy participaré en el Segundo Coloquio de Vida Cotidiana en México, "Rostros del tiempo" a las 13:30hrs, en Museo de Arte de la SHCP, Moneda 4, Centro Histórico, Ciudad de México. Entrada libre.