CIFNAL Speaker Series: "Collecting Francophone comic books : illustrated reasons to collect Bande dessinées"

Event Logistics

Date: 
Friday, March 24, 2023
Time: 
9am PST/11am CST/12pm EST/17h Paris
Location: 
https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsduGopj0vHda66BNrDhgMMC-2Q-UpC3eY
Contact: 
Marie Waltz - waltz@crl.edu
Program: 


We are excited to welcome Aurélie Gadrat from Amalivre. She will speak on "Collecting Francophone comic books : illustrated reasons to collect Bande dessinées"

Her presentation will cover: 

  • BD as objects of study and research materials
  • A brief history of French comic books
  • Practical things to consider and/or know for collecting comic books
  • Thematic collections 

The Zoom link to register is:  https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsduGopj0vHda66BNrDhgMMC-2Q-UpC3eY#/registration

Please note that this presentation will last 90 minutes - please stay as long as you can!


 

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