Workshop
Between Caricature and Analysis: An Exploration of Graphic Anthropology
14 October 2025
14:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
EUniwell Konferenzraum 2.14-2.15, Classen-Kappelmann-Straße 24, 50931, Cologne
No medium is better than another, and each comes with its advantages and disadvantages. And while graphic storytelling offers possibilities for methodology, analysis, and communication (not to mention outreach and collaboration), it also comes with a few caveats. How for instance do you draw what is (or is supposed to remain) invisible? What about the voices of those who, in the past or present, were bereft of their voice? Such questions are of course not particular to the medium, but gain salience in the context of graphic storytelling. Building on recent work we will explore the possibilities and pitfalls of graphic anthropology. With exercises!
https://anthrographics.wordpress.com/
Steven Van Wolputte is professor of social and cultural anthropology at the University of Leuven. Among his recent work is a graphic novel he published with Rick Jobs (Jobs, R. I. and S. Van Wolputte (with Manuel Bolom Pale) (2025). In the land of the Lacandon: a graphic history of adventure and imperialism. Montreal, McGill Queens University Press; with Clemens Greiner and Michael Bollig he co-edited African Futures (2022). Leiden, Brill.
Open participation. Please register via e-mail to contact-gssc
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