- AMESALL 2022 COMICON
- Africa
- October 6, 2022
- 10:00 AM - 2PM
- Registration Link
- The Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures is proud to present the Inaugural AMESALL ComiCon. Over three one-day symposiums spread out over the fall semester, participants will engage with artists and academics on questions related to the pedagogy, aesthetics, and politics of comics from our three regions. Free and open to all. Refreshments and snacks provided In-person attendance is limited.
Location: Rutgers Academic Building West, Room 6051, CAC (in person)
Please RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve a seat in attending in person.
Scholars Panel: 10:30AM-11:30AM
- Tessa Pijnaker, Anthropologist & Historian/The University of Birmingham
- Sandra Federici, Director of Africa & Mediterraneo/ Coordinator of Africa Comics
- Michelle Bumatay, Assistant Professor/Florida State University
Artists Panel: 12PM-2PM
- Nook Ngumi, The Nest Collective, Kenya
- Enam Noeki, Co-Founder Afrovana, USA
- Jide Martın, Comic Republic, Nigeria
SPONSORS: Center for Cultural Analysis, AMESALL, Department of French, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Center for African Studies, South Asian Studies Program, Global Asias Initiative
