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Darling, I Want My Queer Comics Now! From ancient art to webcomics
| Date: | Tuesday 9 Sep, 2pm - 3:30pm |
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| Location: | AUT City Campus WG Building, WG609 Auckland New Zealand |
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Darling, I Want My Queer Comics Now! From ancient art to webcomics
09/09/2025 14:00
09/09/2025 15:30
What are “queer comics”? For that matter, what is “queer art”?Dr Tof Eklund, co-author of the forthcoming Queer Comics: An Introduction,
AUT City Campus, WG Building, WG609, Auckland , New Zealand
What are “queer comics”? For that matter, what is “queer art”?
Dr Tof Eklund, co-author of the forthcoming Queer Comics: An Introduction, draws a line from ancient cave art and the Kajuraho temple sculptures through lesbian shunga and physique magazine pinups to arrive at a vibrant, international queer comics and cartooning scene.
Queer webcomics and crowdsourced publication models have made it possible for artists from places as far apart as Mexico, Morocco, Sweden, the Philippines and Aotearoa New Zealand to communicate and share their work, but a renewed backlash against queer liberation threatens their work and their communities.
All are welcome!