Manchester Conference July 2011

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London Conference June 2009

To be held at the French Institute, South Kensington, and at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, on the Mall, 19-20 June 2009.

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London Conference April 2007

Held at The French Institute, Queensbury Place, South Kensington, London, England. Co-hosted by the University of Chichester and the French Institute. With support from the University of Glasgow and the Alliance Française de Glasgow.

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Manchester Conference July 2005

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Leicester Conference April 2003

On the 10 and 11 of April 2003, The School of Modern Languages at the University of Leicester hosted the IBDS conference supported by the French Embassy, the Centre for Quebec Studies at the University of Leicester and the Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France. Speakers included Jan Baetens of the University of Leuven and academics from France, Belgium, Canada and Great Britain. Bande dessinée artists Jean-Christophe Menu, Fabrice Néaud and Tanitoc participated in a round table discussion about their work. The conference focussed principally on the subject of autobiography in the bande dessinée but also included other contributions on more general themes associated with the medium.

Abstracts, as well as contact details of the conference participants, are available here.

Photographs of Jean-Christophe Menu and Fabrice Néaud's round table discussion can be seen here.

Glasgow Conference July 2001

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