Stories tagged Ellen Forney

Comics and Medicine conference: Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn exhibit, curated by Ellen Forney on display at CCS and Dartmouth Library

The 9^th annual Comics and Medicine conference will be exhibiting Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn, curated by Ellen Forney. The conference runs August 16-18th. The exhibit will be on display at The Center for Cartoon Studies prior to the conference and at Dartmouth College Baker-Berry Library during the Comics and Medicine conference from August 8th-24th.

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Tags: Alternative Comics, Cartoon Studies, Comics and Medicine, Comics for Choice, David acaulay, Draw Stronger, Ellen Forney, Fantagraphics, Graphic Medicine, Jennifer Hayden, Kriota Willberg, Marbles, Rock Steady, Susan Squier, The Story of My Tits, Top Shelf, Uncivilized Books, Whit Taylor

Graphic Medicine Conference

The Graphic Medicine Conference has been an annual gathering across North America and the United Kingdom since 2010. And in 2018, the venue is at The Center for Cartoon Studies!

London, 2010, was hosted at the School of Advanced Study, Institute of English Studies, University of London. The keynote speakers were Paul Gravett (editor of The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics, 2008), Brian Fies (Mom’s Cancer, 2006), and Marc Zaffran.

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Tags: Al Davison, Brian Fies, C Tyler, Carol Tilley, Carol Tyler, Cartoon Studies, Comics and Medicine, Dan Chaon, David B, David Small, Elisabeth El Refaie, Ellen Forney, Georgia Webber, Graphic Medicine, Harvey Pekar, Hillary Chute, James Sturm, Jared Gardner, JD Lunt, Joyce Brabner, Joyce Farmer, Justin Green, Kurt Shaffert, Lynda Barry, Marc Zaffran, Paul Gravette, Phoebe Gloeckner, Rupert Kinnard

CCS Spring Eisner Lecture: Ellen Forney

Cartoonist Ellen Forney is the author of NYT bestseller Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, and the 2012 “Genius Award” winner in Literature from Seattle’s The Stranger. She collaborated with Sherman Alexie on the National Book Award-winning novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, created the Eisner-nominated comic books I Love Led Zeppelin and Monkey Food, and has taught comics at Cornish College of the Arts since 2002.

Click here for a link to a recent NPR interview with Forney.

Thursday, April 9, 4:30pm

Location:
Dartmouth College
Haldeman
Room 41

Free and open to the public.

Presented by The Center for Cartoon Studies, The Leslie Center for Humanities at Dartmouth College and The Center for Cartoon Studies. Sponsored by the Will and Ann Eisner Foundation.

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CCS Spring Visiting Artist Line Up!

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) Spring Visiting Artist lineup is here! Cartoonists and artists due to visit the school this semester include Jo Knowles, Jo Dery, Maurice Vellekoop, Jess Ruffilson, Craig Fischer, CCS Alum Dan Archer, Jen Sorensen, George Pratt, Ellen Forney, Allison Baker, Tom Kaczynski, Chris Pitzer, CCS Alum Jen Vaughn, and Danielle Corsetto.

Tags: Alison Baker, Cartoon Studies, CCS, Chris Pitzer, Craig Fischer, Dan Archer, Danielle Corsetto, Ellen Forney, George Pratt, Jen Sorensen, Jen Vaughn, Jess Ruffilson, Jo Dery, Jo Knowles, Maurice Vellekoop, Tom Kaczynski, Vermont

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BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

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A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.

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Stories tagged Ellen Forney

Comics and Medicine conference: Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn exhibit, curated by Ellen Forney on display at CCS and Dartmouth Library

Graphic Medicine Conference

CCS Spring Eisner Lecture: Ellen Forney

CCS Spring Visiting Artist Line Up!

MFA and Certificate Program

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Online and In-person Workshops

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FREE! ONE-WEEK CARTOONING WORKOUT

A Free One-Week Cartooning Workout

THE ED KOREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

CCS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE

BIPOC Cartoonist Fund Accepting Donations

FREE COMICS

CARTOONING IN AN ANXIOUS AGE

Let's Talk About It: A Graphic Guide to Mental Health

A 32-page comic on how our government works

THE APPLIED CARTOONING MANIFESTO