Founded in 1995\, ICAF brings togethe r an intimate group of comics scholars\, teachers\, journalists\, and creat ive professionals from around the world for lively presentations and inform al roundtable discussions about comics. For our first in-person gathering s ince 2019\, this year’s ICAF guest artists include: Haida graphic artist Mi chael Nicoll Yahgulanaas\, Ebony Flowers\, Meghan Parker\, Priscilla Layne\ , and Birgit Weyhe\, with an academic keynote by Professor Susan Kirtley fr om Portland State University.
Among the themes that ICAF 2023 will hi ghlight are discussions of comics that focus on Indigenous issues related t o decolonization\, activism\, and language\, as well as the work of Indigen ous artists. The forum will also feature a roundtable on comics studies sch olarship and migration as part of the “Graphic Narratives of Migration” pro ject.
This hybrid event is co-sponsored by the International Comic Ar ts Forum\, UBC Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studie s\, UBC Centre for Migration Studies\, UBC Public Humanities Hub\, the Cons ulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany – Vancouver\, and the US H olocaust Memorial Museum.
Participan ts who are giving academic presentations are required to pay a registration fee\, but otherwise this event is free and open to the public (registratio n still required). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icaf-2023-confer ence-registration-505712849747
To view the full schedule of artis t talks and presentations\, visit the ICAF website: http://www.internationalco micartsforum.org/2023-schedule.html
