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SUMMARY:IL Road Scholar: Comic Book Culture and Illinois: A Living History
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DTSTAMP:20260412T150800Z
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LOCATION:121 E. 8th St, Lockport, IL 60441, United States
ROOM: Meeting Room A/B
DESCRIPTION:Illinois has consistently served as a touchstone for the histo
 ry of comic strips and books: creators have lived here, publishers have se
 t up shop here, and important events have occurred here. While Chicagoland
  has inspired memorable characters (Dick Tracy, Blondie, and Brenda Starr)
 , downstate has made lasting contributions to the culture as well (Popeye,
  Black Panther, and The Phantom).This presentation traces the many ways th
 at Illinois and comics have formed a symbiotic relationship: politics, lab
 or, law and order, education, architecture, and identity. Through contextu
 alizing how comics culture has responded to these aspects of Illinois hist
 ory, this program will demonstrate a complex unity between the two. From H
 ollywood to Broadway, the Mafia to Congress, and a future King of England,
  Illinois has shaped an entire industry. This, in turn, has nurtured a ric
 h and vibrant comics community, thereby reinforcing the important relation
 ship between Illinois history and comics culture. Dr. Stephen Harrick is 
 a writer, historian, scholar, educator, and theatre artist. He has written
  about comics culture for Comics Beat, Straight Up Magazine, and The Arts 
 STL. He has delivered dozens of presentations on comics, literature, theat
 re and performance at libraries, and conventions and academic conferences 
 in the United States and internationally. His comics have been published b
 y GrayHaven Comics and Ink & Drink Comics. Illinois Humanities is sup
 ported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the 
 Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council], as well as 
 by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations.
URL:https://whiteoak.librarycalendar.com/event/road-scholar-comic-book-ill
 inois-66407
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