Published:
“Traversing Ruins: Kristen Radtke’s Post-Apocalyptic Dark Tours in Imagine Wanting Only This”, in Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 24 Aug 2023. (Co-authored by Dr. Swathi Krishna S.)
“Graphic Journeys: Virtual Dark Tourism in Joe Sacco’s Palestine and Footnotes in Gaza”, in Visual Studies, 8 Aug 2025 (Co-authored by Dr. Swathi Krishna S.)
• “Contagion and Contemporary Gothic: Reading Gerald’s Game amidst the Pandemic” at the 52nd NeMLA (The Northeast Modern Language Association) Annual Convention, held virtually, at the University of Buffalo [March 11-14, 2021]
• “Framing Truths? Disaster Retellings in the War Comics of Joe Sacco” held virtually at the 23rd Annual International Conference of the English Department, University of Bucharest (AICED-23) [June 2-4, 2022].
• “War Tourism in the Gutter: Visual Representation of Conflict and Suffering in Joe Sacco’s Safe Area Goražde” at the War and Literature Conference held by St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata [Jan 17-18, 2024].
• “On the Road: A Study on the Simulation of Travel in Comics and Film” at the conference “Comics and Film: An Uncanny Relationship” held by The Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague, Czech Republic [Aug 23rd 2024].
• “The Journey of a Dark Tourist: Visualising Travel and Trauma in Joe Sacco’s Safe Area Goražde” at ‘The Traveller’s Tale: Emergent Forms and Minority Traditions” held by University of Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France [Nov 14-15, 2024].
Soman, Namitha. “Graphic Rebellion and Resilience in Drawing the Line: Indian Women Fight Back,” in Stories of Strength and Survival: Resilient Women in Indian Fiction, edited by Aswathi Velayathikode Anand and Swathi Krishna S., under contract with Bloomsbury Publications. (accepted)