Comics: Philosophy & Practice, is hosted by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at the University of Chicago, a newly created forum for experimental and interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of scholarship and artistic practice.

Its signature initiative, the Mellon Residential Fellowships in Arts Practice and Scholarship, brings distinguished visitors to campus for intensive collaborations with University faculty. This conference marks the culmination of a collaborative fellowship shared by Neubauer Family Assistant Professor Hillary Chute and cartoonist Alison Bechdel. More Info →