Drawing Down the Generations: Memoir, Family and Self Non Fiction Comic Fest

Drawing Down the Generations: Memoir, Family and Self
Panelists: Amy Kurtzweil, Glynnis Fawkes, Elise Dietrich, Elisa Järnefelt
Moderator: Dan Barlow

The most personal genre of nonfiction comics, memoir fosters empathetic engagement through frankness and intimacy, bringing into focus our shared humanity. In this panel, four accomplished cartoonists, Elise Dietrich, Glynnis Fawkes, Elisa Järnefelt and Amy Kurtzweil explore the interplay of identity, self and family in their intergenerational work.