Tintin Conference:
Booking information and Call for papers
An international conference will be held at Leeds Beckett University to celebrate one of the most recognised comic characters of the 20th century – Tintin. The comicbook series, which follows the roving reporter and his dog Snowy, and its creator Hergé will be celebrated at the two-day conference at the university, 13-14 June 2018.
The Tintin conference is being organised by Leeds Beckett’s Northern Film School and Leeds Art Research Centre. The conference will discuss the popularity of Tintin, the relationship between Tintin and Hergé, and such areas as friendship, audience appreciation, masculinity, sexuality, and legacy.
Keynote speakers will be world-renowned Tintinologist, Michael Farr and Professor Laurence Grove of Glasgow University, producer of a new documentary about the Tintin adventure The Black Island.
For further conference information and to book your place visit our university online conference store:
Call for Papers - Deadline for proposals: 1April 2018
We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts and panel proposals of no more than 250 words, plus a mini-biography of approximately 100 words. Please supply your academic affiliation (if applicable) and relevant contact details.
Themes can include but are not limited to:
Nostalgia
Fandom
Sexuality
Gender identity
Science in Tintin
The politics of Hergé and Tintin
The Tintin Shop
Tintin outside the comic
Branding Tintin
Historical perspectives
Envisaging characters in different media
Biographies, autobiographies, histories
Architecture
The Hergé Museum
Hergé’s other characters
To submit your abstract, please send to: [log in to unmask]