The God Problem
"There's a clue in this paper's title: there's a problem addressed herein, and the main point is to instigate the resolution of that problem." If people are made to think in accordance with dogmas...
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A Series of Visual Notes by Peter Wilkins Pertaining to the “Poetics of the Algorithm” Conference (Liège, June 16-18 2016)
Abstract This output is composed of a series of visual notes pertaining to the “Poetics of the Algorithm” conference organized by the ACME group at the University of Liége, Belgium, on June 16-18 2...
Read It Review ItA Series of Visual Notes by Nicolas Labarre Pertaining to the “Poetics of the Algorithm” Conference (Liège, June 16-18 2016)
Abstract This output is composed of a series of visual notes pertaining to the “Poetics of the Algorithm” conference organized by the ACME group at the University of Liége, Belgium, on June 16-18 2...
Read It Review ItMarvel's Black Panther: Then and Now
Lee, S. [w], Kirby, J. [a], & Sinnott, J. [i]. The Way it Began..!, Fantastic Four #53, August 1966. New York: Canam Publishers Sales Corp. © Marvel Comics. This post reflects on my open access...
Read It Review ItRiad Sattouf's The Arab of the Future: A Graphic Ethnology of Solitude (or Hope)
Figure 1. The Arab of the Future book cover. © 2014 Riad Sattouf Abstract This article offers a reading of Riad Sattouf's graphic novel The Arab of the Future (Two Roads, London, UK, 2016). Followi...
Read It Review ItA Review of Allan Haverholm's When The Last Story Is Told
Allan Haverholm's abstract comic When The Last Story Is Told ( 2015) issues a challenge to the literary conception of comics. There is more to comics than story, Haverholm suggests; we can have com...
Read It Review ItAbout Visual Acuity and Type Design: A Protocol
Introduction It is well known that the fund of knowledge of what it is now known as Graphic Design has been assembled from many other disciplines. On the one hand, it is possible to talk about sub...
Read It Review ItOnline Spaces and the Alt-Academic: An Interview with Brenna Clarke Gray and Peter Wilkins
On Tuesday 10 November 2015 Drs. Brenna Clarke Gray and Peter Wilkins ( Douglas College, British Columbia, Canada) will lead a seminar titled " Online Spaces and the Alt-Academic: How to Build Your...
Read It Review ItMs Marvel: Metamorphosis and Transfiguration of the 'Minority' Superhero
Abstract This article offers a reading of the first two issues of the 2014 series of Ms Marvel, written by G. Willow Wilson, with art by Adrian Alphona, colours by Ian Herring and lettering by Joe ...
Read It Review ItFun Palaces Comic Maker: An Interview with Matt Finch
The Fun Palaces Comic Maker is now online. The Comic Maker is an online tool that allos the user to drag and drop pre-designed characters and props into a comic strip story of the user's own devis...
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