Tag: Information Science
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New “Serious Fun” episode explores how Vince McMahon changed politics
What can professional wrestling and its largest figurehead tell us about our social and political moment? Turns out – a lot! In the new episode of the Phoenix Studios podcast “Serious Fun”, Dr. Bryan Carr sits down with author Abraham Josephine Riesman for an in-depth discussion about her new book “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the…
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You’re invited! November’s Inclusive Reads & Conversations with UW-Green Bay Libraries
November Speaker: Prof. Bryan Carr, ‘Holding Out for a Hero: Comic Book Superheroes & Social Justice’ There is no denying that comic book superheroes are a major part of our cultural moment, and lately stories of caped avengers and supervillains have aspired to greater social relevance, from The Batman’s meditations on systemic inequality to The Falcon and…
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Prof. Carr discusses “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” on Wisconsin Public Radio
UW-Green Bay professor, Bryan Carr appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” Thursday, November 10 to talk about the transmedia history of Marvel’s Black Panther, the importance of black creatives, and the new film “Wakanda Forever”. The interview is available to listen to here. The interview covered the character’s origins, on-screen and off-screen legacy, his connection to…
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Prof. Carr publishes “Gendered Defenders: Marvel’s Heroines in Transmedia Spaces”
UW-Green Bay Communication and Information Science Professor Bryan J. Carr, along with his co-editor Meta G. Carstarphen of the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has published a new edited volume of scholarship pertaining to feminism and gender identity across the various arms of the Marvel transmedia empire. Published through the…
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Prof. Bryan Carr publishes new book on the ‘Transmedia Construction of Marvel’s Black Panther’
UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Bryan Carr (Communication and Information Science) is proud to announce his new book “The Transmedia Construction of the Black Panther: Long Live the King” will debut next month from Lexington Books. A description of the book follows: “In The Transmedia Construction of the Black Panther: Long Live the King, Bryan J.…
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Faculty note: Prof. Carr and RANDOM ENCOUNTER #14 In Which It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Virtual World
UW-Green Bay Prof. Bryan Carr (Communication, Information Science, and Women & Gender Studies) writes his newest Random Encounters article about the new virtual reality set he got last year. He writes about various games that he has played using the headset but also breaks down the concept of virtual reality, going into detail about the…
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Cannonball, Serious Fun, and Voyageur Crossover Podcast Episode
Three Phoenix Studios podcasts connect to explore the Star Wars universe and childhood nostalgia in a special crossover episode of Cannonball, Serious Fun, and Voyageur: The Podcast. Join co-hosts associate prof. Bryan Carr (Communication and Information Science), prof. Ryan Martin (Psychology and associate dean, CAHSS,) associate prof. Eric Morgan (Democracy and Justice Studies and History),…
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New Episode of ‘Serious Fun’ Offers Critical and Psychological Insight Into The Popular ‘WandaVision’ Series
“Serious Fun” celebrates 40 episodes on the Phoenix Studios podcast network this week with an in-depth discussion about the Disney+ streaming sensation “WandaVision”. Prof. Bryan Carr (Communication, Information Science) welcomes two special guests on to talk about the first proper Marvel Studios streaming TV show – the Director of Oregon State’s General Psychology program and…
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New ‘Serious Fun’ Explores the Complex Legacy of Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee
There is no question that Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee occupies an outsized role in our contemporary popular culture, whether as the credited “creator of the Marvel Universe” or as the aviator sunglasses-wearing friendly comics grandpa who appeared in just about every movie based on Marvel’s output. But how much of Lee’s legacy is true, and…
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NEA Big Read launches virtually in Door county with help of UW-Green Bay faculty/staff
Door County Library is launching its newest NEA Big Read festival this upcoming week with all events being available virtually to the public for free, including a Keynote discussion from author Emily St. John Mandel set for February 11 at 7 pm. The library received an NEA Big Read grant along with financial support from the…