Sabbatical Presentation by Amanda Burnham, Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Amanda Burnham, Professor in the Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education, presents her sabbatical talk on Friday, October 28, 3:00pm on Zoom. The title of her presentation is “The Manticore: A New Graphic Memoir.”
During her Spring 2022 sabbatical, Burnham collaborated with her partner, author Adam Hossein Fuller, to begin production of a full-length graphic memoir based on Fuller’s script and Burnham’s drawings. The Manticore is a coming of age story in the mold of works like Riad Sattouf’s The Arab of the Future, Craig Thompson’s Blankets, and Marjane Sartrapi’s Persepolis. Following a complex childhood as part of a biracial family in the deep south, and in the shadow of a long absent Iranian father, The Manticore follows its protagonist to adulthood as he navigates the vicissitudes of uncertain identity, cultural hostility, domestic instability, and the longing to belong.
Professor Burnham’s sabbatical talk will be presented as part of COFAC’s Colloquium 52 (College of Fine Arts and Communication) on Friday, October 28, at 3:00pm on Zoom.
The Zoom link may be found here (passcode Colloquium).
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