9.30–10.00: Welcome tea/coffee
10.00–10.15 OPENING TALK
PANEL 1 (75 min)
Historical Visual Narratives of Women in Advertising and Publishing
10.15–10.35
Isabel Stoole, University of Reading: ‘Images with Intent: Illustrations of Women in Printing Industry Advertisements, 1946–77’
10.35–10.55
Neda Abbasimaleki, Loughborough University: Visual Narratives of Modern Womanhood in Iranian Women’s Magazines: Before and After Revolution (1979)
10.55–11.15
Angela D’Alessandro: Women and covers between types and stereotypes: the case study of an Italian leader in publishing. [ONLINE]
11.15–11.30 Panel 1 Questions
11.30 am–11.45 am Break
PANEL 2 (75 min)
Portrayals of Women’s Roles in Children’s Books, Comics, and Cultural Contexts
11.45–12.05
Jeanne-Louise Moys, Rosemary Cisneros, University of Leeds/University of Coventry
‘Beyond the Ballerina Body: representation in Children’s Dance Storybooks’
12.05–12.25
Beth Duggleby, University of Leeds: ‘Awakening the Compassionate Mother: A Gentle Reckoning for the Illustrated caregiver’
12.25–12.45
Joey Lok Ting Chan, University of Leeds: ‘Materiality of young Hong Kong womanhood in Little Thunder’s Scent of Hong Kong’
12.45–1.00 Q&A panel 2
1.00–1.45 NETWORKING LUNCH(45 mins)
PANEL 3 (75 min)
Intersecting Identities, Psychoanalysis, and the Gaze
1.45–2.05 Robyn Phillips-Pendleton, University of Delaware: ‘From Mammy to Kamala: Illustrations of Black Female Identity’ [ONLINE]
2.05–2.25 Miriam Kent, University of Leeds: ‘Remediating the Gaze: Comics, Film and Interdisciplinary Practice-as-Research’
2.25–2.45 Q&A Panel 3
2.45 pm–3 pm Break
PANEL 4 (75 min)
Contemporary Editorial Illustration and Social Advocacy
3.00–3.20 Francesca Casnati, Politecnico di Milano: ‘Beyond Victimhood. Reflections on the Representation of Women in Awareness Campaigns against Gender-Based Violence’ publishing
3.20–3.40 Becky Ellis, University of Wales: ‘Illustrations of women within editorial responses to the “MeToo Movement”’
3.40–4.00 Shambhavi Singh, University of Helsinki: ‘Illustrating Loneliness: An Examination of Contemporary Editorial Illustrations on Loneliness from Across Cultural and Feminist Lens’
4.00–4.15 Q&A panel 4
4.15–6.00 LIGHTENING TALKS AND CLOSING ADDRESS (Foyer Gallery and Networking Drinks Reception)
Lightening Talks (4.15–4.30)
Francesca Brunetti, University for the Creative Arts, London, ‘The Mushrooms of Plato’s Cave’ (pre-recorded talk)
Ann Marie Kirkbride, Northumbria University, ‘Exploring Womanhood through Fashion Drawing as a Practice-Based Research Methodology’
Yanqi Liang, Kingston University, ‘Intercultural Female Representation Through Illustration Practice as Sensory Autoethnography’
The Illustrated Woman: A Symposium Exploring Depictions of Womanhood 