The comic book, the strip, the superhero lark, they have traditionally been seen as a “low” cultural form - filled with coarse language, silly jokes, and subversive sentiments not worthy of critical attention. They have been overlooked by serious scholars and academics because they’re circulated in newspapers and sold at corner shops rather than hung in museums and galleries. Lately, however, the comic book is slowly beginning to gain the attention of serious academics. And it's not just Art Spiegelman’s Maus or Harvey Pekar’s American Splendour or Joe Sacco’s Palestine. Of late, even the more conventional corner shop comics have gained recognition in academic circles.
This month, on When We Last Left Our Heroes, Uma speaks to Dr. Dominic Davies about comics and academia, and how this recent revival on television and cinema has helped elevate the art form.
Crystabelle Lau, Deputy Managing Director, VoxEureka, and Dashwini Ravi, General Manager, Vertixal
12:00 PM
Enterprise Explores
Charles Ormiston, Advisory Partner, Bain & Company and Chair of Angsana Council; and Karen Harris, Managing Director, Macro Trends Group
1:00 PM
The Breakfast Grille Repeat
2:05 PM
Discovery Hour
Out of the Box #2: Children's Museums; Serena Fan, Founder & Executive Director, Hong Kong Children's Discovery Museum (HKCDM) | Joanna Menon Lim, Co-Founder & Partner, Anyaman Preschool
3:05 PM
Beyond the Ballot Box
Making Sense of the Escalations in the Middle East; Muslim Imran, Founding Director, Asia Middle East Center for Research & Dialogue (AMEC)
4:05 PM
Health & Living
Humans of Healthcare: The Music Therapist; Dr Indra Selvarajah, Founding President, Malaysian Music Therapy Association (MMTA)