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‘Comic Book Club Series: Understanding Through Comics’ Launch Event
October 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
FreeStudents, staff, and faculty from across the university are invited to join Understanding Through Comics members in reading comics as entertainment, research, and social change, including folks new to comics. The first event, a Start-of-Term Welcome Luncheon, will be held in-person and virtually at the UBC iSchool on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM. Pizza, salad, and sweets will be served.
From October 2025 to March 2026, Understanding Through Comics will host:
Two Welcome Luncheons at the start of each term
Seven Discussion Sessions (with free comics!)
One Colloquium
Two End-of-Term Socials, including a comics-making workshop
Understanding Through Comics: A Comics and Comics Studies Journal Club is a Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism (StEAR) Enhancement Fund-funded project that explores issues of equity and social justice through graphic narratives.