An Evening with Ruth E. Carter

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Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.

Since designing the costumes for Spike Lee's 1988 film School Daze, artist Ruth E. Carter has created distinctive styles for more than 60 other film and television projects, from Seinfeld to Selma to Black Panther (which earned her an Academy Award). Carter will present a talk followed by a moderated Q&A as the keynote for this year's celebration of Black History Month at UW-Madison. RSVP here.

media release: Join us for our annual keynote event, featuring Ruth E. Carter. Carter is the 2019 Academy Award winner for “Best Costume Design” for her work on BLACK PANTHER, making history as the first African American to win in that category. She has worked in the industry for over three decades and has been credited with over forty films and counting—shaping the way Black actors are viewed in media. Ruth will give a brief talk followed by a moderated Q&A. *DOORS OPEN 6:30PM MASK REQUIRED FOR ENTRY* Varsity Hall , Union South. 7 p.m. Information: 262-2014, bcc@studentlife.wisc.edu

Black History Month theme: Melanin in Media: The People, The Culture, The Blackprint

Whether it’s a sports game, TV series, radio station, or an app, media is prevalent in our everyday lives. We define the media in a broad sense as capturing various outlets including, print media, social media, television, and more. Media has the power to shape the world around us with its purpose being to entertain and inform.

While historically excluded from media outlets, Black people have still paved the way and set the tone to influence not just the media, but popular culture as a whole. Our aim is to move beyond the blueprint set in American media and to include our stories by laying the foundation for the Blackprint. This month’s theme, Melanin in Media: The People, The Culture, The Blackprint, advocates for inclusion of Black culture within the mainstream media as it is often ignored among Eurocentric norms.

Black History Month at UW–Madison is brought to you by the 2022 Black History Month Planning Committee, the Black Cultural Center, and partners across campus.