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Laurence F Grove is Professor of French and Text/Image Studies at the University of Glasgow, where he serves as Director of the Stirling Maxwell Centre for the Study of Text/Image Cultures. He holds significant leadership roles as President of the International Bande Dessinée Society and Vice-Président of Les Amis de Tristan L'Hermite. Grove also serves as general editor of Glasgow Emblem Studies and co-editor of European Comic Art, establishing himself as a leading figure in interdisciplinary text/image scholarship.
Professor Grove's research focuses on word/image interaction spanning from early printing to contemporary visual culture. His work bridges historical and modern approaches, specializing in emblem books from the pre-industrial period and bande dessinée (comics) in the present day. His scholarship explores how visual and textual elements interact across different historical periods and cultural contexts, with particular interest in the evolution of visual storytelling forms. Grove has made significant contributions to understanding comics as a legitimate art form and cultural phenomenon, challenging traditional literary hierarchies.
His extensive publication record reveals consistent engagement with transnational comics studies, emblem research, and text/image theory. Grove's work demonstrates a clear trajectory from historical emblem studies to contemporary comics analysis, highlighting the continuity of visual-verbal communication across centuries. His research often examines national identity through visual culture, with particular attention to French and Scottish comics traditions.
- GUSRC Student Teaching Award nomination for Most Organised Course
- GUSRC Student Teaching Award nomination for Most Innovative Teaching
- University of Glasgow's Most Innovative Teaching recognition
Professor Grove actively supervises PhD and MPhil students from around the world (including USA, France, Scotland, Brazil and England) working on various aspects of comics studies and text/image culture. His supervision covers diverse topics from emblem vogue and stereotypes to superhero narratives and video game studies. Grove has organized ten international conferences and co-curated major exhibitions including 'Breaking the Renaissance Code,' 'Comic Invention,' and 'Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics,' demonstrating his commitment to bridging academic research with public engagement.
As Director of the Stirling Maxwell Centre, Grove oversees one of the world's premier collections for text/image culture research, leveraging the extensive holdings of Glasgow University Library and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. His current projects include developing the Comic Invention exhibition for worldwide venues, working toward establishing a National Comics Centre for Scotland, and creating 'The Collapse of the Canon,' a multimedia project examining the evolution of cultural canons since the advent of personal computing.
