Image [&] Narrative, Volume 26 Issue 1 (2026)
A Journal for all Intersections between Visual and Narrative Media
Maaheen Ahmed (Editor), Anneleen Masschelein (Editor), Anne Reverseau (Editor), Hilde Van Gelder (Editor),
Image [&] Narrative is a peer-reviewed e-journal on visual narratology and word and image studies in the broadest sense. It questions the mutual shaping of literary and visual cultures. Besides tackling contemporary and transhistorical theoretical issues, the journal also offers a platform for autotheoretical explorations, artistic research, and experimental or environmental art research. The journal publishes thematic special issues, guest-edited by specialized scholars in the field, alongside selections of original research articles. In addition to reviews of relevant, recent publications, several issues also incorporate an ‘experiences’ section reflecting on research practices in more open and hybrid forms.
Image [&] Narrative is bilingual and publishes contributions in either English or French, allowing for the fostering of cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue across linguistic and scientific traditions.
Open Access journal
2 issues annually (June/December)
ISSN 1780-678X
Maaheen Ahmed
Maaheen Ahmed is an associate professor of comparative literature at Ghent University, specialised in comics and graphic novels, periodicals, children’s culture and intermediality.
Anneleen Masschelein
Anneleen Masschelein is Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and Literary Studies at KU Leuven.
Anne Reverseau
Anne Reverseau specialized in Photography and Modern Literature. She is currently a FWO-postdoctoral fellow at KU Leuven.
Hilde Van Gelder
Hilde Van Gelder is Professor of Art History at KU Leuven.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Image [&] Narrative, Volume 26 Issue 1 (2026)" about?
Image [&] Narrative is a peer-reviewed e-journal on visual narratology and word and image studies in the broadest sense. It questions the mutual shaping of literary and visual cultures. Besides tackling contemporary and transhistorical theoretical issues, the journal also offers a platform for autotheoretical explorations, artistic research, and experimental or environmental art research. The journal publishes thematic special issues, guest-edited by specialized scholars in the field, alongside selections of original research articles. In addition to reviews of relevant, recent publications, several issues also incorporate an ‘experiences’ section reflecting on research practices in more open and hybrid forms.
Image [&] Narrative is bilingual and publishes contributions in either English or French, allowing for the fostering of cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue across linguistic and scientific traditions.
Open Access journal
2 issues annually (June/December)
ISSN 1780-678X
Who edited "Image [&] Narrative, Volume 26 Issue 1 (2026)"?
"Image [&] Narrative, Volume 26 Issue 1 (2026)" was edited by Maaheen Ahmed, Anneleen Masschelein, Anne Reverseau and Hilde Van Gelder.
Maaheen Ahmed is an associate professor of comparative literature at Ghent University, specialised in comics and graphic novels, periodicals, children’s culture and intermediality.
Anneleen Masschelein is Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and Literary Studies at KU Leuven.
Anne Reverseau specialized in Photography and Modern Literature. She is currently a FWO-postdoctoral fellow at KU Leuven.
Hilde Van Gelder is Professor of Art History at KU Leuven.
Is "Image [&] Narrative, Volume 26 Issue 1 (2026)" part of a series?
Yes, "Image [&] Narrative, Volume 26 Issue 1 (2026)" is part of the "Image [&] Narrative" series.
Related titles
Collective Trauma and Future Fantasies
Raika Khorshidian (Editor), Birgit Mersmann (Editor), Cathrine Bublatzky (Editor), Julia Stenzel (Editor),
November 2026
Feminists Resisting Gendered Violence
Hemangini Gupta (Editor), Fiona Mackay (Editor), Jan Breckenridge (Editor), Louise Chappell (Editor), Rachna Mehra (Editor), Rukmini Sen (Editor), Mailin Suchting (Editor),
October 2026
A City in Practice
Aude Tournaye (Editor), Filip De Boeck (Editor), Picha Collective (Editor),
September 2026
Ecologies of Photography in the American West
Monica Bravo (Editor), Carolin Görgen (Editor),
September 2026
Affect in Translation and Interpreting
Sofía Monzón (Editor), Lucie Spezzatti (Editor), Elisabeth Goemans (Editor),
May 2026
Cinema in Post-War Belgium
Gertjan Willems (Editor), Bjorn Gabriels (Editor), Bénédicte Rochet (Editor),
May 2026
Research Methods in Literary Reception Studies
Jeroen Dera (Editor), Anne Oerlemans (Editor), Frederik Van Dam (Editor),
May 2026
Performing Magnetism
Eleonora Paklons (Editor), Kristof Smeyers (Editor), Kurt Vanhoutte (Editor), Hannah Welslau (Editor),
May 2026
Jean Katambayi Mukendi
Johannes Muselaers (Editor), Stéphane Symons (Editor), Anne-Claire Schmitz (Editor), Emma Enderby (Editor),
April 2026
Nomadic Camera
Burcu Dogramaci (Editor), Winfried Gerling (Editor), Jens Jäger (Editor), Birgit Mersmann (Editor),
March 2026
Comics and the Global South
Andrea Aramburú (Editor), Dibyadyuti Roy (Editor), Joe Sutliff Sanders (Editor),
February 2026
Situatedness and Performativity
Raquel Pacheco Aguilar (Editor), Marie-France Guénette (Editor),
November 2025
Entangled Art Histories
Valérie Mavridorakis (Editor), Alexander Streitberger (Editor), Hilde Van Gelder (Editor), Erik Verhagen (Editor),
October 2025
Transfer Thinking in Translation Studies
Maud Gonne (Editor), Klaartje Merrigan (Editor), Reine Meylaerts (Editor), Heleen van Gerwen (Editor),
September 2025
