Am Montag, den 17.6., wird José Alaniz (University of Washington, Seattle, USA) einen Gastvortrag an der Universität Siegen (English Department) halten, für den eine Zuschaltung per WebEx möglich ist. Wer Interesse hat, kann sich gerne bei stein [ät] anglistik.uni-siegen.de anmelden und einen Link erhalten.
“Comics of the Anthropocene:Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature”
How have comics artists depicted the human-caused destruction of the natural world? How do these works resonate with the ethical and environmental issues? How have comics mourned the loss of nature over the last five decades?
José Alaniz’s lecture explores the representation of animals, mass extinctions and climate change in the era popularly known as the Anthropocene in (mostly) US comics, primarily since the first Earth Day in 1970.
Key words: Critical Animal, Studies, Environmental Humanities, Affect Studies, Comics Studies
Organizers: Prof. Dr. Daniel Stein, Svitlana Stupak