Episode 43: The common definition of BL, the acronym for Boys Love, is “a genre consisting of male-male romantic fictions created by women and for women in Japan, previously known as yaoi.” But is it only women? Cathy and remus discuss the history, contemporary status, and transformative power of BL manga for queer representation, using the awesome expert panel hosted by  The Japan Foundation NY as citation: “Boys' Love: The History and Transformation of BL in Asia.” Join us!

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2022/7/1/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-43

Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 43: Boys Love Manga

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Episode 54: Cathy shares all about her first year teaching in the Visual Narrative MFA program at Boston University! She talks about her new higher ed teaching experiences, how the program is structured, and personal observations of teaching K-12 vs. higher ed. A good listen for current MFA students or people considering it!

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2024/5/3/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-54

Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 54: Teaching in a Comics MFA Program

Seosamh aka Joe is a butch trans painter, a hypertext enthusiast, and author of dark, surreal, and intimate worlds of denim, leather, and gloss. Among other projects, he and his partner Anka are proud co-authors of the ongoing sci-fi comic, SUPERPOSE. This interview is the third of our exciting new series supporting remus’ PhD dissertation work. Thank you for joining us!

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2024/4/5/drawing-a-dialogue-presents-episode-6

Drawing a Dialogue Presents, Episode 6: Seosamh (Trans Cartoonists in the DIY Scene #3)

Sunmi is a cartoonist whose body of work explores emotional distances and gender deviant fantasies, within a framework of queer + Korean histories and mythologies. This interview is the second of our exciting new series supporting remus’ PhD dissertation work. Thank you for joining us!

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2024/3/1/drawing-a-dialogue-presents-episode-5

Drawing a Dialogue Presents, Episode 5: Sunmi (Trans Cartoonists in the DIY Scene #2)

Emma Jayne is an Ignatz and Prism Award-winning cartoonist. This interview is the first of our exciting new series supporting remus’ PhD dissertation work. Thank you for joining us! (Note: This episode is for mature audiences.)

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2023/12/11/drawing-a-dialogue-presents-episode-4

Drawing a Dialogue Presents, Episode 4: Emma Jayne (Trans Cartoonists in the DIY Scene #1)

Episode 53: On this exciting episode of Drawing a Dissertation, remus introduces our new series where we interview trans cartoonists from the DIY scene! remus shares their PhD dissertation work, their approach to research, and drops the news of our exciting new DaD Presents project. We hope you join us!

For episode citation: https://comicarted.com/blog/2023/12/8/drawing-a-dialogue-episode-53

Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 43: Boys Love Manga

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