Wakanda Forever
UW Elvehjem Building 800 University Ave. , Madison, Wisconsin 53703
press release: Humanities NOW events happen each semester to offer thoughtful perspectives on current issues of our times. Ahead of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever release (November 11), we’ll convene an in-person discussion to help prepare people for the film from an intellectual perspective, discussing everything from Wakandan aesthetics and the cultural significance of the film to the comic book tradition and the entertainment industry. We’ll be joined by:
- Ainehi Edoro Glines, Assistant Professor of English, UW-Madison
- Eric Hoyt, Professor, Department of Communication Arts, and Director of the Media History Digital Library, UW-Madison
- Jeramie Winston, Collector of Historical Black Comics
- Ramzi Fawaz, Associate Professor, English, UW-Madison