The 15th Anniversary International Comic Arts Forum: ICAF 2011
September 29-October 1, 2011
The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont
<http://www.internationalcomicartsforum.org>

ICAF, the International Comic Arts Forum, invites scholarly paper
proposals for its fifteenth anniversary meeting, to be held at the
Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, from
Thursday, September 29, through Saturday, October 1, 2011.

The deadline to submit proposals is March 18, 2011. (Scroll down for
proposal guidelines and submission information.)

ICAF welcomes original proposals from diverse disciplines and
theoretical perspectives on any aspect of comics or cartooning,
particularly studies that reflect an international perspective.
Studies of aesthetics, production, distribution, reception, and
social, ideological, and historical significance are all equally
welcome, as are studies that address larger theoretical issues linked
to comics or cartooning, for example in image/text studies or new
media theory. Proposals that focus on bandes dessinées or manga are
encouraged.

In recognition of the fifteenth meeting of ICAF, we are hoping to
schedule a special panel on larger issues pertaining to the teaching
and study of comics. We are therefore particularly interested in
papers that address the study of comics as an academic discipline by
itself and within other disciplines. This can be focused either in
terms of pedagogy (the challenges and pitfalls of how we bring the
study of comics into the classroom) or scholarship (the opportunities
for and liabilities of doing research in comics in the modern academy,
and the concerns about methodology). There will also be a special
panel on the representation of History and Alternative Histories in
Comics.

The Center for Cartoon Studies <http://www.cartoonstudies.org> is
served by the Lebanon NH Municipal Airport. Coach service is also
available through Dartmouth Coach from New York City and Logan
International Airport in Boston MA.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES: For its refereed presentations, ICAF prefers
argumentative, thesis-driven papers that are clearly linked to larger
critical, artistic, or cultural issues; we strive to avoid
presentations that are merely summative or survey-like in character.
We can accept only original papers that have not been presented or
accepted for publication elsewhere. Presenters should assume an
audience versed in comics and the fundamentals of comics studies.
Where possible, papers should be illustrated by relevant images.
Presentations must be timed to finish within the strict limit of
twenty (20) minutes. Proposals should not exceed 300 words.

REVIEW PROCESS: All proposals will be subject to blind review by the
ICAF Executive Committee. The final number of papers accepted will
depend on the needs of the conference program. Due to high interest in
the conference, in recent years ICAF has typically been able to accept
only one third to one half of the proposals it has received.

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT: ICAF's preferred format for the display of
images is MS PowerPoint. Regretfully, we cannot accommodate
non-digital media such as transparencies, slides, or VHS tapes.
Presenters should bring their PowerPoint or other electronic files on
a USB key.

SEND ABSTRACTS (with complete contact information) by March 18, 2011,
to C. W. Marshall, ICAF Academic Program Director, via email at:
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Receipt of all proposals will be acknowledged. Applicants should
expect to receive confirmation of acceptance or rejection by April 18,
2011.

CFP also available online at http://www.internationalcomicartsforum.org/2011-call-for-papers.html. 


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Cécile Danehy
Associate Professor of French
Chair - French Studies
Wheaton College
26 East Main Street
Norton, MA 02766
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Tel: (508) 286-3623
Fax: (508) 286-8263

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