Comics as Primary Sources for Research: A Look at TMU WWII Canadian Comics Collection
Alison Skyrme explained why people should do primary research, the benefits of it, and what they should be asking themselves and the institutions while doing it. Andrew O’Malley spoke about how popular comics were during WWII with children, the censoring of comics, his archive site, the reaction of kids to that censorship, Canadian publisher Bell Features, “Active Club” and how publishers interacted with their young readers, the many cases where those kids became the creators. They also discussed why they can’t do scans of the books and fanzines.
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