This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture

Race and Comics in World History

February 22, 2021 Black and African Diaspora Forum United (BADFU) Season 2 Episode 6
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
Race and Comics in World History
Show Notes

In this episode, Dr. Maryanne Rhett discusses race and comics in world history with Trevor R. Getz. Dr. Rhett is a Professor of World History at Monmouth University where she is the Director of the Graduate Program in History. She is the author of Representations of Islam in United States Comics, 1880-1822 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021). Getz is a Professor of History in the Department of History at San Francisco State University. He is also the author of the award-winning text Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History (Oxford University Press, 2011), principle content manager for the World History Project and the series editor for Oxford University Press’s Uncovering History series.