Comics, Memory, Activism: Reimagining the Past and the Future through Words and Images will take place on Monday 24 August 2026, from 10.00 to 14.00, at Janskerkhof 2–3, room 0.19, Utrecht University. Walk-in and coffee will begin at 9.30.
The event brings together interdisciplinary scholars and artistic researchers working at the intersection of comics, memory and activism. The programme includes research presentations connected to the Memory, Mind & Media special collection Comics, Memory, Activism, the workshop “Drawn Activism: Scavenging Fragments of Memory,” a roundtable on “Memory, Activism and the Politics of Representation,” and the exhibition “How to Draw Attention.” The event is open to researchers, PhD candidates and RMA students, as well as comics creators and anyone interested in the topic. Further details can be found in the attached flyer.
NOG RMA and PhD students can receive 1 ECTS for participating in the event. To qualify, students are expected to:
- attend the full event
- complete three readings from the open-access special collection—the editorial, one text-only academic article and one contribution in comics form
- submit a short position paper of approximately 1,500 words after the event.
Students who need the ECTS can email Vasso Belia (v.belia@maastrichtuniversity.nl) for further information.
Details Event
Date & Time: Monday, August 24, 2026, 10:00-14:00
Organized by: Vasso Belia (Maastricht University/Utrecht University) and Clara Vlessing (University of Gent)
Contact Person: Vasso Belia (v.belia@maastrichtuniversity.nl)
Credits: RMA and PhD students can receive 1 ECTS
The collection and readings are available through Cambridge Core:
