I'm posting this fon behalf of my Kristen Geaman, who's putting together a fantastic book on the hero who has been called the heart of the DC Universe (at least pre-New 52), Dick Grayson.
CFP: 75 Years of Dick Grayson (Robin, Nightwing, Batman)
Book Project
To date, there has not been a single scholarly book published on Dick Grayson, the original Robin who grew up to become the hero Nightwing and serve as Batman. In conjunction of Grayson’s 75th anniversary in 2015, this book seeks to examine any and all aspects of Grayson as an influential comic book character and cultural icon.
We welcome contributions from all scholarly fields, including history, literature, psychology, philosophy, art, art history, cultural studies, media studies, and more.
Given that this project is the first of its kind, the range of topics is extremely broad. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
-Dick's influence on the development of comic book conventions (especially as the original kid sidekick)
-Dick in comic-book art
-Dick's role as leader
-Dick's relationships with other heroes (Bats, Titans, JLA, etc)
*** We are especially looking for an article about Dick and his relationship with Barbara Gordon
-Dick in the New 52
-Dick and his fans (who they are, why he might have more female fans than Batman, etc)
-Dick and representation (especially the ret-con that gave him Romani heritage)
-Dick in fanart, fanfiction, and/or cosplay
-Dick in non-print media
-Dick and his villains
-cosplay
-looking at Dick through any number of theoretical lens: gender theory, queer theory, etc.
-Dick and philosophy, psychology, etc
Please contact Kristen Geaman ([email protected]) for more information. Currently, we hope to have first drafts written by the end of August 2014. That will give us time to circulate them among the participants before we write final drafts.
