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Scottish exhibition of cartoons will kick off on April 7th with a day
looking at the the work of French and Scottish cartoonists, including
Netribution's 'artist in residence', Eric Dubois.
Dubois
has been working on illustrating Carnal Cinema's back catologue of
interviews for a planned anthology, and will be talking about his
methodology and previewing new Carnal caricatures at the event
organised by the Alliance Française de Glasgow and the Goethe-Institut
Glasgow. The event will also feature Jane Weston of the
University of Bristol and
Zach Trenholm, caricaturist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
 FIZZERS
Where to Draw the Line: Caricatures in the Auld Alliance and Beyond
Fizzers is in partnership with the Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
Scottish Cartoon Art Studio, the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art.
Part of a Series of Events organised by the Alliance française de Glasgow and the Goethe-Institut Glasgow
FRIDAY 7 APRIL 2006
18.00-20.00
Reception at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (1 Queen St,
Edinburgh) in honour of the opening of the Fizzers exhibition. Please
note that pre-enrolment is required for this event. As places are
strictly limited please accept our apologies in advance if all requests
cannot be met.
SATURDAY 8 APRIL 2006
 Events
will take place at the premises of the Goethe-Institut and the Alliance
française de Glasgow, 3 Park Circus, Glasgow G3 6AX
The Alliance
française will also be hosting a Scottish Cartoon Art Studio exhibition
of caricature artwork on the theme of the Auld Alliance
9.15-9.30
Welcome from the Conference Organisers
including Dr Laurence Grove, Senior Lecturer in French, University of Glasgow
9.30-12.15
Caricature in History
9.30-10.00
William Kidd (University of Stirling)
'British Caricature and French Tradition: Classical Sources and Contemporary Discourses'
10.00-10.30
Eric Dubois (caricaturist, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Cachan & Netribution 'artist in residence') will present his work
10.30-10.45
Coffee Break
 10.45-11.45
Thierry Smolderen (l'EESATI, Ecole Supérieure de l'Image, Angoulême)
"From Wilhelm Busch to Richard F. Outcault, how caricature discovered the power of "cute"
n.b. This paper will be in French, accompanied by an English text version.
12.30-13.30
Buffet Luncheon at the City Chambers courtesy of the Lord Provost and the City of Glasgow
14.00-15.00
Guided Tour of the Glasgow School of Art
15.30-18.00
European Caricature Today
15.30-16.30
Roger Sabin (University of the Arts, London)
'Post-War Censorship of European Comics and Caricature'
16.30-16.45
Coffee Break
16.45-17.15
Jane Weston (University of Bristol)
'CharlieHebdo and the Modern Caricature'
 17.15-17.45
Zach Trenholm (caricaturist for the San Francisco Chronicle) will present work on behalf of the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio
17.45-18.45
Closing Remarks and Vin d'Honneur
courtesy of the Alliance française de Glasgow and the Goethe-Institut Glasgow.
The conference is free and open to all but pre-enrolment is requested and
places are limited.
In order to pre-enroll please send your name, occupation and contact details to:
registration@afglasgow.org.uk
Please indicate if you would like to attend the Fizzers
reception on April 7. As places are strictly limited please
accept our advance apologies if your request cannot be met.
For further information or questions please contact:
Dr Laurence Grove
Senior Lecturer in French
16 University Gardens
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QL
Email: lfg@arts.gla.ac.uk
Tel: 0141 330 4583 Fax: 0141 330 4234
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