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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Conference: Comics, Migration, Minorities</font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="">DATE:</span></b><span lang="EN" style=""> June 3<span style="">–</span>5, 2020</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="">VENUE:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="">
<span style="">School of History, Culture and Arts Studies at the University of Turku</span>, Finland</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="">SUBMISSIONS</span></b><span lang="EN" style=""> close by January 15, 2020; presenters will be notified by January 31, 2020</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The
<i>Comics, Migration, Minorities</i> conference welcomes comics scholars, comics artists, educators, cultural workers, teachers, activists and other representatives of the comics field interested in the different ways in which comics, migration and minorities
intermingle. There is currently an international boom in migration-themed comics, but migratory movement has had an effect on comics throughout the art form’s history.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">In the last decade, comics have become an important forum for the depiction and discussion of various aspects of migration. Comics depict
forced displacement, seeking refuge, asylum-seeking processes, detention policies, border control and violence, labor migration, international adoption, and studying abroad. Through their stories they explore and reflect diasporic and minority identities,
the differences between immigrant generations, family histories, memories of former homelands, and the different experiences and emotional aspects of involuntary and voluntary migration.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Migration has become a prominent issue in comics of a whole range of genres, including both fictional and documentary comics. Comics
autobiographies and biographies, journalism and historical narratives have recorded migration in different parts of the world and displayed personal histories and social analyses. Fictional stories for adults, young adults and children have highlighted the
predicaments of refugees and others on the move. Comics are also an activist and educational medium in the fight for immigrant rights and against xenophobic and racist policies and sentiments.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm; line-height:normal"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Whose stories are told in comics, whose voices are heard in them, and who gets to tell graphic narratives are central questions when considering
the narration of migration, as well as regarding the relationship between hegemonic majority groups and minority groups in societies at large and in comics fields in particular. Cross-border migration and the formation of immigrant communities are shaped by
historical and current power relations and processes of colonialism and slavery, white supremacy, growing global neo-fascism and racialization, as well as formations such as Fortress Europe and border policing. Questions concerning representation and diversity
in comics and the field of comics are not delimited to issues of migration, however. While the focus of the conference is on migration and comics, a broader discussion on diversity and the similarities and intersections of minority positions is encouraged.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">We welcome proposals for individual presentations in the traditional academic format (20-minute presentations with a 10-minute discussion),
but we also encourage proposals of alternative presentation forms (e.g., roundtables and workshops) on topics related, but not limited, to the following:</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(55,71,85)">●<span style="line-height:normal">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Migration and minorities in various comics genres</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">The representation of migrants and other minorities in comics</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Displacement and seeking refuge in comics</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(55,71,85)">●<span style="line-height:normal">
</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Ethics of narrative and representation</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Histories and memories of migration</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Labor migration, studies abroad and international adoption in comics</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Asylum-seeking processes, detention policies, and border control and violence in comics</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Racism, xenophobia and stereotypes in comics</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Activism and social justice initiatives</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Comics and political discourses about migration and minorities</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Comics as a tool for integration</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Comics as a tool for education about migration and minorities</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Comics in language education for migrant groups</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Diversity in the comics field </span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="">Comics by migrant and minority creators and in minority languages</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The conference’s invited plenary speakers are:</font></span></p>
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●<span style="line-height:normal"> </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">Amalia Alvarez (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://amaliaalvarez.wordpress.com/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">https://amaliaalvarez.wordpress.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">)</span></font></p>
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●<span style="line-height:normal"> </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">Paula Bulling (<span lang="EN"><a href="http://paulabulling.net/" style="color:blue"><span lang="SV-FI" style="color:windowtext">http://paulabulling.net/</span></a></span>)</font></p>
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●<span style="line-height:normal"> </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">Dominic Davies (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/dominic-davies" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.city.ac.uk/people/academics/dominic-davies</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">)</span></font></p>
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●<span style="line-height:normal"> </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">Golnar Nabizadeh (<span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.dundee.ac.uk/humanities/staff/details/golnar-nabizadeh.php" style="color:blue"><span lang="SV" style="color:windowtext">https://www.dundee.ac.uk/humanities/staff/details/golnar-nabizadeh.php</span></a></span>).</font></p>
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<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">Please submit an abstract of your proposed presentation in English by January 15, 2020, as an attachment to the email address
</span><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:comics@utu.fi" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">comics@utu.fi</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">. The abstract should be no longer than 200 words. Please include your name, affiliation and contact
information in the abstract document. Authors of submissions will be notified by January 31, 2020.
<span style="">For further information, please contact </span></span><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:comics@utu.fi" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">comics@utu.</span></a><a href="mailto:comics@utu.fi" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">fi</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">.
In due time, information concerning the conference will be found on the conference web page at
</span><span lang="EN"><a href="http://conference.migrationcomics.fi" style="color:blue">http://<span style="background:white">conference.migrationcomics.fi</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The
<i>Comics, Migration, Minorities</i> conference is organized by:</font></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">Comics and Migration: Belonging, Narration, Activism project (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://migrationcomics.fi/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">https://migrationcomics.fi/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">)
funded by the Kone Foundation (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://koneensaatio.fi/en/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">https://koneensaatio.fi/en/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">)</span></font>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">Departments of Finnish Literature (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/finnish-literature" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/finnish-literature</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">)
and Comparative Literature (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/comparative-literature" style="color:blue">https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/comparative-literature</a></span><span lang="EN" style="">),
University of Turku</span></font> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="">SELMA: Centre for the Study of Storytelling, Experientiality and Memory, University of Turku (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://selmacentre.wordpress.com/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">https://selmacentre.wordpress.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="">)</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal; margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt">Migration Institute of Finland (<span lang="EN" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/en" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.migrationinstitute.fi/en</span></a></span><u style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">)</span></u>
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