The University of Mississippi presents a week-long conference that incorporates graphic novels and cartoons from a plethora of humanities disciplines such as Philosophy and Religion, Art/Art History, Classics, Writing and Rhetoric, African American Studies, Southern Studies, Political Science, and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.
The conference will feature a week-long itinerary intended for the local Lafayette- Oxford- University communities as well as state-wide attendees. The schedule includes dedicated ‘reading rooms’ at the University and public libraries; various book clubs, movie nights, art exhibits, two workshops, and a weekend conference with renowned scholars and artists.