Call for Papers and Roundtables for the GSA Comics Studies Network

Fiftieth Annual Meeting of German Studies Association (GSA) 

Phoenix, Arizona, September 24–27, 2026

The Comics Studies Network of the German Studies Association invites abstract submissions of papers or panels for the upcoming September 24–27, 2026 conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We welcome proposals dealing with comics from the German-speaking world. We particularly encourage proposals that address issues of discrimination, experiences of violence, and political developments.

Please send abstracts (350–500 words) and a short bio (max. 150 words) directly to one of the coordinators by March 2, 2026. We welcome individual papers and panels of 3–4 papers (please see https://thegsa.org/conference/submission-guidelines for details on panel composition). The coordinators will then assemble a group of panels, providing moderators and commentators, and submit them to the GSA under the auspices of the Comics Studies Network.

This year’s open call for submissions, which is not theme-specific as is usually the case for the Comics Studies Network, is due to the political situation in the US, which will prevent the two coordinators from traveling to the GSA in person.