Fourth Wave Feminism and Diverse Superheroines

Room 114

Saturday August 17, 2019 - 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm


Harley Quinn, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, and Daisy Johnson are taking over film and TV, with more heroines coming. In comics, Marvel's Squirrel Girl, Lady Thor, Spider-Gwen, and Ms. Marvel have revolutionized superhero storytelling. Why are these new stories so compelling (or not)? What's the best of the best and what should we be reading and watching? What about new web cartoons like Marvel Rising and DC Super Hero Girls? Forces of Destiny and She-Ra? Which superheroines are redefining how we tell stories? And have we really reached fourth wave feminism, or are we rehashing the same old tropes?


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