Slide Show, Discussion with Cartoonist Bechdel November 8

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel, creator since 1983 of the bi-weekly lesbian comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," will present a slide show and discussion at 7 p.m., Sunday, November 8, in Stoddard Auditorium. Bechdel's cartoons -- part documentary, part soap-opera -- are syndicated in more than 50 gay and lesbian and alternative newspapers and have appeared in many other magazines, comic books, 'zines and anthologies. Six collections of her work are published by Firebrand Books.

Bechdel's presentation, held in conjunction with the three-day conference "Queer Activism/Queer Studies," will consists of a one-hour slide show and discussion of her work, its evolution over the last 15 years, and its place in queer pop culture, followed by a question and answer period. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, call (413) 585-7830.