Ohio Center for the Book April 18, 2023
Call for Presentations
Conference Location: Cleveland Public Library at 325 E. Superior Ave Cleveland, OH 44114
Conference Date: October 14, 2023
In honor of the 85th anniversary of the creation of Superman in Cleveland, Ohio, Ursuline College and the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library are organizing a conference dedicated to exploring the first superhero’s connections to the city of Cleveland, his relationship to the broader cultural environment, and Superman’s legacy within the medium of comics itself.
We encourage submissions of traditional academic conference presentations and panels as well as non-traditional proposals such as live podcasts recordings, comics-making workshops, and other creative programming.
Submissions should consider — but are not limited to — the connection between superheroes and:
- the Rust Belt
- the immigrant experience
- local journalism
- Jewish identity
- comics history
- the city of Cleveland
- …or other creative interpretations of these topics
Submission Deadline Extended to June 15, 2023!
Questions? Please feel free to contact project co-directors Dr. Valentino Zullo at valentino.zullo@ursuline.edu or Don Boozer at ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org.
This event will be part of “Superman’s Cleveland: Lineage and Legacy,” a series of events to be held throughout Cleveland this Fall.
