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Monday, May 16, 2011

Kreitman Building (26) – Conference Hall A, Marcus Family Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

13:30 – 14:00 Gathering and Greetings

Prof. Zvi Hacohen, Rector, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Prof. David Newman, Dean,Faculty of Humanities

Dr. Sharon Pardo, Director, Adenauer Division, the Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society

Ms. Galit Gaon, Director and Chief Curator, the Israeli Cartoon Museum

Mr. Felix Dane, Representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

14:00 – 16:00 First Session: Comics under Non-Democratic Regimes and Anti-Democratic Threats

Chair: Mr. Didier Pasamonik (France)

Dr. Marco Pellitteri (Italy): Comics in Italy under the Fascist Regime: General Outlook

and Remarks

Prof. Bernd Dolle-Weinkauff (Germany): Child Welfare and Protection of Minors as Instruments of Comics Censorship

Mr. Antal Bayer (Hungary): Nipped in the Bud: Comics in Hungary under Communist Rule

Dr. Jean-Matthieu Méon (France): Censorship of Comics Books in France

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:45 Second Session: Comics and Censorship

Chair: Dr. Sharon Pardo (Israel)

Prof. Michael Scholz (Sweden): Entertainment or Propaganda. US-Comic Strips in Sweden

during WWII

Ms. Dorit Maya-Gur (Israel): Comics Code Authority

Mr. Oded Zipori (Israel): Superheroes; Anarchy and Self Censorship: The Case of The Authority 1999-2002

17:45 – 18:00 Coffee Break

18:00 – 19:30 Third Session: Subversive Comics and Gender

Chair: Mr. Michel Kichka (Israel)

Prof. Jean-Marie Bouissou (France): "Mothers, Warriors and Willing Preys. The Role and Image of Girls in the Subversive ‘Manga’ for Teenage Boys in the 1970s”

Ms. Yael Sagiv (Israel): Why is the Invisible Woman Invisible?

Ms. Olga Wróbel (Poland): The Forbidden Area: Gender Perspective in Polish Comic and

its Reception

Dr. Dani Filc(Israel): Gender Roles in Non-Mainstream Comics: Subversive or Affirmative?

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mediatheque, Holon

12:00 – 12:30 Gathering at the Mediatheque of Holon

12:00 – 12:30 Greetings by Mr. Motti Sasson, Mayor of Holon

12:30 – 14:00 Fourth Session: Are there subversive Comics in Israel?

Chair: Ms. Dorit Maya-Gur (Israel)

Mr. Amitai Sandy (Israel): Social and Political Content in Israeli Comics in Recent Years

Mysh (Israel): Subversive Sexuality in the Israeli Society

Ms. Ilana Zeffren (Israel): Radical Mainstream with Whiskers

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 – 16:00 Keynote Speaker: Mr. Didier Pasamonik (France)

16:00 - 18:00 Co-Mix: Presentation of projects by the conference participants and

other Israeli artists