This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
"This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture" is a monthly podcast produced by Dr. Hettie V. Williams Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University. Williams is the author of several essays, articles, book chapters and the author/editor of seven books. Her research interests include African American intellectual and cultural history, women's history, and race/ethnic studies. She is also the former director of the Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston. Williams periodically interviews scholars, authors, activists, and community leaders on matters related to the history, society, and culture of Black and African American communities in the United States (U.S.) and the world. These podcast episodes are on a variety of subjects including, but not limited to, higher education, economics, criminal justice, reparations, mental health, history, science, gender, popular culture, women, and politics. A new episode will be released monthly on Monday mornings from September to May during each academic term.
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
Race and Comics in World History
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.
