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News, events, and ponderings from members of the CBR Lab.

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  • Shane is back!

    Shane is back!

    We’re excited to share that the third edition of Shane The Lone Ethnographer: A Beginner’s Guide to Ethnography is coming soon! Like all of Dr. Pirie’s research comics, Shane brings joy and whimsy to learning about ethnography. And as Dr. Pirie explains in the intro, “joy is irrevocably tied to good science and a better…

  • CBR NOW!

    CBR NOW!

    This past week we put together the first ever (!!) comics-based research conference, CBR NOW! at the University of Vermont, sponsored by a generous grant from the New England Humanities Consortium. While Professor Luis Vivanco did most of the heavy lifting (the rest of us were the ‘brain trust’- a position I have never been in before but honestly…

  • Welcome, Professor Kirsten Scheid!

    Welcome, Professor Kirsten Scheid!

    CBR Lab is co-sponsoring Professor Scheid’s lecture this Friday, March 28th! Please consider attending!

  • CBR Lab member Kayla Boisvert to offer a workshop on Comics in Evaluation 12/5/2024

    CBR Lab member Kayla Boisvert to offer a workshop on Comics in Evaluation 12/5/2024

    That’s right! Our very own Kayla is going to be bringing the processes of comic art to the world of evaluation on December 5th. This training is priced to accommodate, and we encourage everyone to attend. See registration info and more here.

  • Why, yes, we *ARE* the future of scholarship

    Why, yes, we *ARE* the future of scholarship

    Just kidding. All methods are equally appropriate, powerful, and forward-thinking, but we love the love we got from the lovely people over at UMass research communications! Look here!

  • A Visit From Professor Vivanco

    A Visit From Professor Vivanco

    “I have come to describe what I do in this space as creative stumbling.” We are over the moon to welcome Professor Luis Vivanco to campus to present a research conversation titled, “Adventures in Stumbling.” Professor Vivanco describes this lecture, which focuses on culture, comics and emerging modes of inquiry in anthropology (and social science…

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