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| International Bande Dessinée Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Bande Dessinée Society |
| Formation | 2006 |
| Type | Scholarly society |
| Headquarters | Brussels |
| Region served | International |
| Leader title | President |
International Bande Dessinée Society is a scholarly association dedicated to the study and promotion of bande dessinée, the Franco-Belgian comic tradition linked to figures such as Hergé, Georges Remi, Moebius, Jean Giraud, René Goscinny, and Albert Uderzo. The society connects researchers, curators, critics, and creators working on illustrated narratives related to Tintin, Asterix, Spirou, Métal Hurlant, and Pilote, fostering dialogue across institutions including the Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, Royal Library of Belgium, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and British Library.
The society was founded amid conferences in Brussels, Paris, and Lyon by scholars influenced by programs at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Sorbonne University, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and Columbia University; founding members included curators from Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, editors from Les Humanoïdes Associés, and historians linked to exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Museum of Modern Art. Early milestones involved symposia alongside retrospectives for artists such as Hergé, Tardi, Jacques Tardi, Joann Sfar, Enki Bilal, and Claire Brétécher and collaborations with festivals like Angoulême International Comics Festival, Comic-Con International, and Lucca Comics & Games. The society's archival initiatives drew on collections from Fondation Cartier, Getty Research Institute, and the Bibliothèque Méjanes.
The society's stated mission aligns with scholarly traditions represented by Routledge, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Presses Universitaires de France: to advance historical, theoretical, and cultural studies of bande dessinée and its transnational flows involving creators such as Hergé, Moebius, Enki Bilal, Lynda Barry, Will Eisner, and Art Spiegelman. Objectives emphasize curatorial practice linked to the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, pedagogical programs at Université de Montréal, public humanities initiatives with the European Commission, and policy dialogues involving the UNESCO cultural heritage frameworks.
Membership comprises academics from Université Laval, University of Toronto, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California, Berkeley, and New York University; librarians from Library of Congress, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Royal Library of Belgium; and practitioners from houses like Dupuis, Dargaud, Casterman, Éditions Glénat, and Fantagraphics Books. The society is governed by an executive board with representatives drawn from committees modelled on governance practices at Modern Language Association, Society for Cinema and Media Studies, and Association for Jewish Studies; officers liaise with funding bodies such as European Research Council, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Arts Council England.
Regular activities include annual conferences held in rotation among cities like Brussels, Paris, Montreal, New York City, London, and Rome; thematic panels have focused on auteurs like Moebius, Jean-Claude Mézières, Hermann Huppen, and Félix Vallotton and on movements represented at Angoulême International Comics Festival and Salon du Livre. The society organizes workshops with curators from Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, seminars at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and joint sessions with Society for Cinema and Media Studies, International Council on Archives, and Comic-Con International; public outreach includes exhibitions in partnership with Musée des Arts Décoratifs and artist residencies tied to Centre Pompidou programs.
The society publishes peer-reviewed proceedings and edited volumes in collaboration with presses such as Penn State University Press, University of California Press, Palgrave Macmillan, and Presses Universitaires de France; special issues have examined works by Hergé, Moebius, Enki Bilal, Chris Ware, George Herriman, and Winsor McCay. It sponsors research projects on translation practices affecting editions by Dargaud, reception studies around Tintin au Congo, archival catalogues tied to holdings at Bibliothèque nationale de France, digital humanities mapping with teams from King's College London and University of Amsterdam, and bibliographic databases interoperable with WorldCat and the Union Catalogue of Art Historical Documentation.
The society bestows annual prizes recognizing scholarship on creators like Hergé, Goscinny, Uderzo, Moebius, and Tardi and honors curatorial achievements at institutions such as Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, Centre Pompidou, and Musée d'Orsay. Awards are announced alongside ceremonies at conferences co-located with Angoulême International Comics Festival, Comic-Con International, and university convocations at Columbia University and Université de Montréal; recipients have included authors affiliated with Fantagraphics Books, editors from Les Humanoïdes Associés, and archivists from the Royal Library of Belgium.
Longstanding partnerships include projects with Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, Centre Pompidou, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Royal Library of Belgium, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Angoulême International Comics Festival, Comic-Con International, and academic networks at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, University of Cambridge, Columbia University, Université de Montréal, and King's College London. Collaborative initiatives extend to funding proposals submitted to European Research Council, exhibition loans coordinated with Fondation Cartier, and digital archives developed in concert with Getty Research Institute and Library of Congress.
Category:Scholarly societies Category:Comics studies Category:Bande dessinée