White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
February 23, 2016
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Presented by: UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change
Back to Back Screenings & Community Dialogues – In celebration of Black History Month
“Through interviews with prominent artists, scholars and cultural critics along with images from the comic books themselves, this film examines the degree to which early Black superheroes generally adhered to common stereotypes about Black men. From the humorous, to the offensive, early Black superheroes are critically considered.” – blacksuperherodoc.com
Screening followed by discussion facilitated by Jiba Molei Anderson, Illustrator / Designer / Writer / Educator / Publisher / Owner of Griot Enterprises and Creator of its flagship propertyThe Horsemen.
- Approx. 52 min.
- Monday, February 15th at 12noon | Addams Hall, 2nd floor
Screening followed by discussion facilitated by filmmaker of White Scripts and Black Supermen, Black Masculinities in Comic Books, Jonathan Gayles.
- This presentation is sponsored by Dr. Kya Reaves of Kennedy-King College.
The Reimagining Masculinities Initiative at UIC is a collaboration between the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change, and aims to create a campus that is inclusive for everyone. Therefore, we strive to cultivate, support, affirm, and create male allies and advocates because we realize that many are impacted by issues of masculinity and gender.
All audiences are welcome to join us at this event. Captioning, ASL Interpretation and Audio-Description services will be available upon request by contacting us.
Poster: White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books [PDF]
Admissions: Free
Location: 803 S. Morgan St. LCB2 Chicago, IL 60607
Date posted
Jul 19, 2018
Date updated
Jul 19, 2018