I talked about “‘Letters to the Editor’: how to re-construct the socio-cultural profile of Italian comics readers in the 1980s.” In the period 1960s-1980s, Italian comics culture was characterized by the flourishing presence of auteur comics magazines. These magazines, which aimed at gathering and (re)publishing important Italian and foreign auteurs from the past and the... Continue Reading →
Transition 9. New Directions in Comics Studies Conference – virtual (8-10 April)
I talked about “Comics Magazines: Not only Comics but also Criticism”. In Italy, magazines have been instrumental in the development and dissemination of comics, from the pioneering Il Corriere dei Piccoli (1908) to the longest-running auteur comics magazine Linus (1965-). In particular, auteur comics magazines became the venue in which to publish comics productions imbued... Continue Reading →
Ed Talk – Comics literacy in Italian language courses: combining textual and visual elements to enhance students’ analytical skills (Notre Dame, 03/19)
In this talk, Sara will show how she integrated comics and cartoons into intermediate and lower advanced Italian language classes. She will also discuss how comics’ hybridity of text and image encourages students to look at works from different perspectives, therefore adopting a more holistic approach in their analysis. Moreover, through the review of her course on... Continue Reading →
Alcuni dati sull’andamento dell’editoria fumettistica in Italia tra graphic novel e fumetto seriale
It's finally online on Simultanea my contribution on the comics publishing industry in Italy. The article is in Italian and you can read it and download it here. Here's the abstract: In this article I examine the Italian publishing industry of comics, casting light on its complexity and hybridity. First, I show the current lack... Continue Reading →
NeMLA 2020
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvrbJoqggMQ March 5-8, 2020 I attended NeMLA in Boston. I talked about: The Italian Comics Industry: Notes on the Production of Graphic Novels and Serial Comic Books In this talk I will illustrate current practices in the production and distribution of comics in Italy with regard to the graphic novel format and the serial comic-book... Continue Reading →
Panels on Panels
The Indiana University Comics Studies Group is pleased to announce our first conference, Panels on Panels, to be held on Thursday, February 13th and Friday, February 14th, 2020 in the Global and International Studies Building (Indiana University). For this inaugural conference, we have the pleasure to host as keynote speaker Scott Bukatman, professor of Media Studies at Stanford University. Panels on Panels is a two-day interdepartmental... Continue Reading →
“Luigi Bernardi e l’immaginario Pop”
January 17th I will participate in the roundtable "Luigi Bernardi e l'immaginario pop" and I will talk about Luigi Bernardi and his experience as editor of comics (L'Isola Trovata and Orient Express). Here is the link to the website of the event.
“Auteur format and popular format. The Case of Magnus”. IJOCA vol. 21 no. 1, 2019
My article on the artistic career of Italian cartoonist Magnus is now available in the International Journal of Comic Art, as a result of my participation in The International Comic Arts Forum in April 2019. I'm proud to be published next to renowned international comics scholars, and my deepest gratitude goes to John Lent, who... Continue Reading →
Mediating Italy Summer School 2019
In June, I participated in Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School, which is sponsored by the University of Bologna, in collaboration with Brown University, Dickinson College, The University of Michigan, The Ohio State University and Wesleyan University. The second edition of “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” offers an intensive learning experience where graduate and post-graduate... Continue Reading →
Comics Studies Group at IU
Starting from this semester 2019, Indiana University has an (almost) official Comics Studies Group. In Frebruary we will hold our first conference, "Panels on Panels". Stay tuned for more details!!
Sara Dallavalle, PhD 