Imagining Gutter Futures Through Diary Comics with Dr. Sasha Sanders

In this hybrid talk/workshop, Dr. Sanders discussed her approach to comics, specifically creating diary comics and imagining "gutter futures." She guided the audience through a 4-panel exercise that facilitates the creation of a diary comic with an imagined future.

Dr. Sasha Sanders (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor in Performance Studies in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Texas. Dr. Sanders examines what she defines as “arresting moments”, moments that disorient one’s sense of self and place forcing them to question belonging, betweenness, and the possibilities of becoming. Her embodied, reflexive approach to Comic Studies intersects with Performance Studies, Critical Cultural Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies.