Session: Comics as a research method

Time: Thursday 5th July, 11:15 - 12:45

Convenors:

Ms Lydia Wysocki (Newcastle University)
Dr Jorge Catala-Carrasco (Newcastle University)

Abstract Details

Comics is a familiar medium of sequential and interdependent words and pictures, and an emergent research method. It has many manifestations (as graphic novels, cartoons, and other categorisations) and many possibilities, both in print and through newer online and digital technologies.
We explore making comics and using existing comics at different stages of research, including: planning, data elicitation and collection, analysis, writing, and wider dissemination. Our approaches consider comics as a site of construction and interpretation. We show how comics have already furthered existing visual and multimodal methods, and suggest further possibilities for creative and participative approaches to research.

The level of the session is: Accessible

Presentation details

Presentation 1

Start time: 11:15

Presentation title: Young people reflecting and communicating about their learning through comics

Presenters:

Ms Lydia Wysocki (Newcastle University)
Ms Lucy Tiplady (Newcastle University )

Presentation 2

Start time: 11:30

Presentation title: Comic Explorations: visual transcription and developing theory

Presenter:

Dr Chris Bailey (Sheffield Hallam)

Presentation 3

Start time: 11:45

Presentation title: Researching community histories through comics-making

Presenter:

Dr Sarah McNicol (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Presentation 4

Start time: 12:00

Presentation title: Sketching Newcastle. A collaborative project involving comics, NGOs and translation.

Presenter:

Dr Jorge Catala-Carrasco (Newcastle University)