Trina Robbins (Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists, 1896-2013) and Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson (DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics) confront constructions of Wonder Woman. Nicholson, in a critique of Jill Lepore's The Secret History of Wonder Woman, writes about the importance of Greek mythology to the birth of Wonder Woman and the use of that mythology in the stories. Robbins discusses the politics present in the Golden Age Wonder Woman stories.
Friday July 20, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 26AB