# Comic Making Drop-In Workshop: Islam, the Middle East, Muslim World #### calendar\_today Date and Time **April 29, 2011** 11:00AM - 04:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Weatherhead Center for International Affairs 61 Kirkland St.** **Share your experience and knowledge in a unique and creative way!** As we conclude our programming on comics and graphic novels about the Middle East and Muslim communities we are inviting **students, educators and community members from Harvard and beyond** to join us for an afternoon workshop where we will **turn our experiences living, traveling, teaching, learning, and thinking about the Middle East and / or Islam into short comic narratives**. We will additionally have the opportunity to **Skype with members of grassroots comic collectives working today in the Middle East** to learn about their process and projects! Event is open to all: Students or educators who want to share experiences living or traveling abroad; Educators who want to share experiences about learning and teaching, and community members who want to share their thoughts and experience related to Middle East and Islam in the U.S. **No artistic experience is necessary.** Participants will be introduced to techniques and strategies for creating short or longer graphic narratives, as well as the CMES Outreach Center’s collection of graphic novels. **Drop-In anytime between 11:00am and 4:00pm.** **Schedule:** 11:00am – 1:00pm: Station activities to explore identity, dialogue, space, and narrative in comics 12:15pm – Lunch arrives (Pizza and Drinks) 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Open work space and conversation with artists. During this time you are welcome to work independently, collaboratively, and to solicit help and feedback from workshop facilitators. You are also welcome to join in conversation with the following artists: **Schedule of Artists:** 1:00pm: Mike V. Derderian, Amman, Jordan. Co-founder and contributor, “Palestine: The Graphic Novel” () 2:00pm: Heta Aly, Canada via Egpyt. Illustrator and comic artist. () 3:00pm: Lena Merhej, Germany via Beirut. Co-founder of “Samandal,” author of the upcoming “Jam and Yogurt” () ***You are invited to join us on Saturday, as well, for a public panel discussion on Comics and Muslim Identity. See more information here: *** We believe that the method and medium of graphic novels can be an innovative part of the research and teaching experience at Harvard. Combining words and images, graphic memoirs, travelogues, and journalism such as Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis,” Guibert, Lefevre, and Lemercier’s “The Photographer,” Joe Sacco’s “Palestine,” and Sarah Gliden’s “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less” have inspired readers to understand and engage with complex material and experience in new and accessible ways. See the facebook page for this event [here](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harvard-CMES-Outreach-Center/101042610732#!/event.php?eid=175253199194316). **Contact:** [Anna Mudd](mailto:cmesoc@fas.harvard.edu) **Sponsor(s):** Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies Outreach Center, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard, Harvard Islamic Society, Harvard Divinity School Shura': Islamic Forum See also:- [ Outreach ](/eventseries/outreach) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/node/487526/event-feed.ics) Copy link link