Canadian Society for the Study of Comics
Abbreviation | CSSC |
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Established | October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Types | learned society |
Country | Canada |
Website | comics-scholars |
Canadian Society for the Study of Comics (CSSC), also known as Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Bande Dessinée (SCEBD), is a bilingual community of academics focused in discuss all aspects of comics as an art form and cultural phenomenon. The society was founded in October 2010 by University of Regina professor Sylvain Rheault.[1][2]
CSSC/SCEBD uses both English and French (official Canada languages) and its association is open for Canadian and international scholars. Although it has a greater focus on Canadian comics, the society supports and encourages the study of comics in any language and in a range of disciplines and cultural contexts.[3]
The first CSSC annual conference was held in May 2011 as part of Andrew Lesk's New Narrative Conferences. In 2014, the CSSC started a partnership with
References
- ^ "Comic Studies in the UK and Beyond – Learning the Comic Art". downthetubes.
- ISBN 9781771121811.
- ^ Comicon.com. May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Comics, Education, and Libraries". American Libraries Magazine. May 24, 2017.
- S2CID 229936162.