80 Years and Beyond: A Symposium on Canadian Comics - Call for Participation
The Canadian Parliament passed the War Exchange Conservation Act late in 1940 to preserve its currency for the war effort by limiting the importation of nonessential goods. Periodicals, including popular American comic books, were one casualty. Within a few months, Canadian artists and entrepreneurs responded by launching a domestic comic book industry. This industry gave us four publishing companies and six years of original Canadian comics production.

The eightieth anniversary of the first comic books published in Canada celebrates one important milestone in a long history of comics production in this country. Taking this anniversary as a point of departure, 80 Years and Beyond is a two-day virtual symposium that will bring together scholars, creators, publishers, retailers, collectors, and fans for a series of focused conversations about the past, present, and future of comics and cartooning in Canada. It will be the first dedicated conference on Canadian comics, including cartoons, graphic novels, and web comics.

Thematic roundtables will place four to six participants in dialogue. Participants will give brief, prerecorded opening remarks to be followed by live, moderated discussion and audience Q&A. We invite contributions that critically consider and respond to the following questions:

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How do we tell the story of Canadian comics from the early 20th century to now?
Topics you might consider include but are not limited to:
-- Do Canadian WWII comics have any relevance to today's comics culture?
-- Which artists, genres, and formats has the dominant historical narrative of Canadian comics, including media coverage, publications and exhibitions, hidden from visibility?
-- How have Canadian comics of the past stereotyped, excluded, obscured, or ignored certain Canadian voices and stories?
How does the current state of Canadian comics both reflect its past and direct its future?
Topics you might consider include but are not limited to:
-- Whether or not there is a “national tradition,” or specific regional styles and schools, within Canadian comics.
-- How contemporary Canadian comics can amplify the voices of Canadians and communities who were traditionally (and may still be) excluded from popular and artistic representation and conversation.
What might the future of Canadian comics and Canadian comics studies look like?
Topics you might consider include but are not limited to:
-- Who will be responsible for shaping the next 80 years of Canadian comics?  
-- How should we be telling the story of Canadian comics?
-- Will the future of Canadian comics, and Canadian comics studies, look different from the past or present?
-- What local/national/global factors will influence the future of Canadian comics?
How have Canadian comics gone “global”?
Topics you might consider include but are not limited to:
-- Transnational artistic influences and cross-border collaborations
-- Canadian cartoonists working in the US and elsewhere outside Canada
-- Global audiences and the critical popularity of Canadian comics, graphic novels, webcomics, and Quebec BDs outside Canada
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Please respond to one of the questions from the CFP: *
Briefly describe how you would answer that question during a roundtable presentation. (maximum 250 words). *
What authors, artists, and texts would you address in your presentation? *
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Who are some comics professionals or scholars that you feel would be interesting to have in conversation alongside you to discuss the topic you have written about? *
Beyond 80 Years: A Symposium on Canadian Comics endeavours to reach a wide audience consisting of creators, editors, publishers, scholars/academics, and fans. What audience do you feel your contribution would speak to most dominantly? *
Beyond 80 Years: A Symposium on Canadian Comics strives to be an accessible and inclusive environment. Please identify any accessibility requirements to participation that you may have.
Beyond 80 Years: A Symposium on Canadian Comics is dedicated to equity, inclusion, and to representing and amplifying marginalized and traditionally under-represented voices in Canada. If you would like to self-identify as FNMI, BIPOC, or LGBTQ2S+, please do so here.
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