Speaker
Sep 16, 2026: 11:30 am - 12:30 am
Northen Auditorium
English and Creative Writing Professors Chris Gavaler and Lesley Wheeler will present talks on their recent books. Writes Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins of Gavaler's "The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium," a work of Comics Studies: “This groundbreaking work links literal whiteness on the page to metaphoric whiteness, advancing our understanding of how formal comics elements can shift, stall, reinscribe, or subvert racial assumptions and expectations.” Eduardo C. Corral calls Wheeler's poetry collection "Mycocosmic" "a brilliantly structured book that glimmers with tensions and betrayals, that blazes with gratitude and resilience." There will be refreshments and time for Q&A, and books will be for sale. This event is co-sponsored by the University Library and the English Department.