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Comics and Medicine Conference: Keynote Addresses Open to Public

The Comics and Medicine Medicine conference is in just a few days at The Center for Cartoon Studies, August 16–18. And though the conference is sold out, the keynote presentations are open to the public! Even if you can’t attend the rest of the sold out conference, grab a seat for this keynote addresses

The final keynote, Saturday (8/18) at 4pm, at Dartmouth College, Moore Hall, Filene Auditorium,  David Macaulay (The Way Things Work Now) will discuss his history with graphic medicine. Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator and currently a Vermonter.

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Alum Lucy Knisley Keynote Speaker at MSU Comic Forum Conference

Post for MSU Comics Forum 2018 by Lucy Knisley

Lucy Knisley (’09) is the Creator Keynote Speaker for the Michigan State University Comics Forum 2018. Last year, our very own James Sturm (Market Place) was the Creator Keynote Speaker. The Forum is a multi-day event every year for scholars, creators, and fans of comics. As the creator keynote, Lucy got to draw the poster for the event.

Lucy Knisley

Lucy brings a lot of experiences to talk about. Since 2008, she has published five graphic novels: French Milk, Relish, An Age of License, Displacement, and Something New. All are autobiographical. She has also drawn the children’s book Margaret and the Moon, written by Dean Robbins, about how Margaret Hamilton calculate the first moon landing. And still to come are New Kid about Lucy’s high-school years, Kid Gloves about becoming a parent, and You Are New, a children’s book about what babies can and cannot do.

Santiago Naranjo (′16) reading Something New by Lucy Knisley

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