The new project that I am undertaking with the help of Patreon folks is partly a conference presentation and partly an issue I have wanted to explore for a while now. I have been interested in how postcolonial theories could be used on postsoviet life and stuff – this is happening in literature and in … More New Patreon Project: Petr Sís, drawing, protest, post-soviet life
2020 was the most productive year in my life if we look at the number of academic and non-academic publications – I have to add that a number of them were written in 2018. On a personal level, 2020 was difficult because of the isolation of COVID, my own weeks of being ill, and because of the lack of success in finding an academic or cultural job. … More 2020 – Publications, Podcast, Jobseeking
Contrary to the myths inherited from the 80s and later, the graphic novel was not invented or made popular exclusively by Will Eisner or his manager. In my latest Patreon project I dig into the origins of the graphic novel format and I also explore the origins of the term. A teaser of the project is now available for anyone on my website. … More Where Do Graphic Novels Come From?
Legutóbbi Patreon projectemben annak jártam utána, honnan származik a graphic novel formátum és maga a szó. Ellentétben a 80-as években (és utána) népszerűvé vált mítoszokkal, a graphic novelt nem Will Eisner vagy a managere találta ki vagy kezdte el népszerűsíteni. … More Honnan ered a graphic novel, azaz a képregénykönyv?
I am happy to share with you my first finished Patreon project. Patreon projects help me keep on academic work in the circumstances I do not want to waste time on describing now, I have done so here, in the general introduction of my Patreon endeavor. Patreon projects are academic investigations that create a bridge … More Why is vulnerability so important in Le Guin’s Earthsea? – Patreon News
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