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The second day of the international conference will focus on the power of comics in creating (artistic) communities and how can comics contribute to the improvement of social and cultural recognition or social inclusion of various marginalized social groups.  There will be contributions and conversations with various important actors of the (independent) European comics scene, such as the renowned Belgian comics researcher Erwin Dejasse, the Lebanese artist Mazen Kerbaj, representatives of the Finnish association Kutikuti, the French graphic publisher Le Dernier Cri, the local Stripburger and the Czech festival LUSTR.

 

DAY 2 / STORIES FROM THE MARGINS AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

16.00–16.10 / Welcome
16.10–16.50 / Erwin Dejasse (BE): Alternative Comic, Art Brut and Punk Comics: The Praises of Do-It-Yourself, lecture
17.00–17.40 / Mazen Kerbaj (LB): Capturing Time, presentation
18.00–19.15 / Networking Comics: Collectives and Festivals Creating Community, round table
Participants: Pakito Bolino/Le Dernier Cri (FR), Sanna Hukkanen/Kutikuti (FI), Katerina Mirović/Stripburger (SI), Barbora Müllerova/festival LUSTR (CZ), Alberto Polita/TCBF – Treviso Comic Book Festival (IT); moderator: Guido van Hengel (NL)