RESOURCES
Below is a list of resources that can be of interest to graduate students and advanced researchers working in the areas of visual culture, graphic narratives, videogames, and comparative literature.
Research Grants:
- Grants Database for Researchers in Comparative Literature. Penn State.
- Research funds for the study of comics. RING Latinoamérica.
- Japan Foundation Grants and Fellowships. Japan Foundation.
- Funding opportunities related to Japan studies. Japan Past & Present.
- Archival collections worldwide, with or without funding. Fresh from the Archives
Mailing Lists and Research Networks:
- Comix Scholars Listserv. University of Florida.
- Games Network Listserv. The Listserv of DiGRA. Tampereen University.
- Red de Estudios Ludocríticos (Ludocrítica).
- ⤷ Game Studies Latinoamérica Listserv.
- Red de Investigadores de Narrativa Gráfica en Latinoamérica (RING).
- ⤷ RING Listserv.
Bluesky “Starter Packs” to follow academics in fields of interest:
Guide to getting a Ph.D. in game studies:
Bonnie Ruberg, a professor of Digital Media, wrote the following guide to help those interested in pursuing an academic career related to video game studies. Please note that people who want to enter the videogame “industry” (as in game design, game development, gaming companies) do not typically need a Ph.D. and are more likely to benefit from professional-oriented programs such as Masters of Science or Masters of Fine Arts.
Guide to job applications in the academic market:
Getting a tenure-track job in academia, anywhere in the world, is a challenge even for the best scholars in their fields. This has less to do with expertise and more to do with knowing how to apply. I’ve created a guide to help early career Ph.D.s navigate the academic job market.
Other tools:
Filmot.com searches the captions of a given Youtube channel. It’s useful to identify if the channel has videos that treat a certain topic.
Padlet.com is a fantastic resource to enhance student participation and display their work for everyone to see. You can use qrcodechimp.com to make a QR code and have students scan it with their phones to access the padlet.