Visiting Researchers

The Center is able to facilitate connections for scholars who wish to pursue comics research here at SDSU. 

Here are some possibilities:

1. SDSU Library’s Comics Collections are open for public research. Anyone is welcome to use the collection; however, using the collection does not confer visiting scholar status or constitute a formal partnership with SDSU.  
   
   
2. Those wishing to pursue status as a visiting scholar should work with the academic department that most closely fits their research. Contact us at [email protected] to begin the conversation about which academic department would be the best fit. That department can then work with you under the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program.

The SDSU Comic Arts Collection includes more than 120,000 published comics in addition to archival collections and ephemera, mini-comics and zines, cartoons in historic magazines, and a modest amount of original comic art. Whether making plans for a short-term visit to use the collection (1, above) or a longer-term visiting scholar (2, above), please consult the Comic Arts Research Guide and/or reach out to our Comics Arts Curator to ensure we have comics that will be useful for your project.