Manuela Di Franco

On Tuesday, February 18th, we’ll celebrate memory by sharing a personal story so deeply intertwined with History that it becomes collective memory. Come to KASK Cinema for the screening of C'è un soffio di vita soltanto. Tickets available here ticketshop.ticketmatic.com/tickets_gent/s…

✨@TCDItalian + @UCDItalian celebrating the end of term! ✨

We are pleased to announce a new talk organized by the Study Group TICS - Toronto Italian Comics Studies. We we will host a conversation with Davide Costa. When? TODAY, November 22, 2024, 11.00am-12.00 pm ET in English. Registration is free at this link: utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

This. Although in my case is not "windows updates" but "Teams restarting".

I'm prepping a class on Michela Murgia and I miss her so much. She has left a massive void in Italy. I'll leave here an interview with English subs thanks to @UMich Global Feminisms Project. youtu.be/WokQGur1SQc?si…

@XWolfbiteX What a world we live in!

@itsdrmanuela Me too! Apparently you can let it read a bunch of your writings and then ask it to make changes with your style though. Worth a shot!

I have been spending the last couple of hours (I wish I were kidding) to make a cover letter concise so that my signature does not end on a new page (page 3). Please send help and more coffee.

@XWolfbiteX I'm afraid it'll lose my voice! I have to admit I'm very wary of chatgpt

@itsdrmanuela Throw it into chatgpt! Ask it to make it shorter.

I had the privilege (and pleasure) of reading and reviewing the book "Drawing (In) The Feminine. Bande Dessinée and Women" edited by Margaret C. Flinn @ohiostatepress. Highly recommended! If you'd like to read my review, you can find it on the IJOCA blog: ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/08/book-r…

It was a real pleasure to present at the Comics Arts Conference in San Diego. Such an incredible conference and amazing people!

Tomorrow, Sunday, I will present my research on Magica De Spell's Italian evolution and her role as an empowering female character at the Comics Arts Conference. If you're in San Diego, come to Comic-Con!

I'm very happy and excited to announce that I will be presenting at the Comics Arts Conference in San Diego during the Comic-Con! Come on Sunday 28th to the panel "International Comics" to learn about Magica De Spell's Italian evolution! comiccon2024.sched.com/event/1gO78/co…

Our summary for the 5th Interdisciplinary Italy Summer School - Italian Transnational Comics - is out! italianstudies.org.uk/2024/07/15/202…

The 5th Interdisciplinary Italy Summer School, Transnational Italian Comics, ended with a workshop on zines by Way Bad Press, delivered by @trash_simulator. Thank you Izzy for the amazing creative experience!

So excited and happy for the 5th Interdisciplinary Italy Summer school, focused on Transnational Italian Comics. Two days of seminars and workshop, full of ideas and exchanges with a keynote from Nancy Pedri @nancy55776259

Join us on Friday 12 July for the talk "Documentary Trends in Documentary Comics: A Transnational Phenomenon" by Nancy Pedri, in person at Trinity College Dublin and online on Teams! 12 July 2024, 10:00am GMT+1, Trinity College Dublin / Teams. tcd.ie/news_events/ev…

It was a great day at the Canadian Association for Italian Studies, where I presented my first reflections on the depiction of gender-based violence in comics and graphic novels, focusing on the case study "Io so' Carmela". #CAIS2024

Italica Vol. 100, Iss. 3 is a SPECIAL ISSUE! "Real Women and Imagined Femininity: Images of Womanhood in Modern Italy" is guest edited by @itsdrmanuela and @SDelmedico. Featuring @lu_aiello16, @SilviaPizzirani, @AlessiaJM & more! cc: @gssummer @AATItalian scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ital/issue…

Tomorrow I'll be at the @NGIreland for a workshop on daily life and arts, facilitated by Éireann Lorsung @eireannmor I will be co-hosting the workshop with my colleague Valeria Taddei.

@Harriyot They ran off? Well, I'm glad you can laugh about it too now...