Graphic Exchanges: Comics without Borders

April 15^th, 2011

2:30 – 5:00
Van Pelt Library, Meyerson Conference Room (Rm. 223)

Academic Panel

 “Olivier Schrauwen: Carrying on the Legacy of Winsor McCay” ~ Nele Bemong, K.U. Leuven; Breughel Chair Visiting Professor at University of Pennsylvania

“Sharing a Common Language: Woodcut Novels and Wordless Comics in Belgium and the United States”~ David Berona, Plymouth State University

“’Too Many Pictures:’ The Rise of the German Graphic Novel” ~ Paul M. Malone, University of Waterloo

5:00 – 6:00
Van Pelt, Special Collections Reading Room (Rm. 501)

Exhibition of UPenn’s Rare Comics Material

7:00 – 9:30
David Rittenhouse Lab, Room A8

Author’s Panel with Charles Burns and Marc Legendre, followed by Q&A and a book signing.