{"id":1357,"date":"2018-02-20T18:15:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T18:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2018-02-26T17:51:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T17:51:14","slug":"lacs-affiliate-faculty-maya-smith-cultural-importance-black-panther-black-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/latinam\/news\/lacs-affiliate-faculty-maya-smith-cultural-importance-black-panther-black-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"LACS Affiliate Faculty Maya Smith on the Cultural Importance of “Black Panther,” Afro-Futurism, and Black Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW Assistant Professor in French & Italian Studies Maya Smith published a fantastic article for Nerdist titled\u00a0“Why Black Panther is Destined for Commercial Success,”<\/a> touching on the Marvel Comics pop culture phenomenon\u00a0Black Panther<\/em>. She also met with Marcie Sillman and writer\/podcast host Carvell Wallace to discuss the importance of the film in relation to the concepts of afro-futurism and black joy.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

For Professor Smith’s full interpretation of\u00a0Black Panther<\/em>, please follow the links above!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW Assistant Professor in French & Italian Studies Maya Smith published a fantastic article for Nerdist titled\u00a0“Why Black Panther is Destined for Commercial Success,” touching on the Marvel Comics pop culture phenomenon\u00a0Black Panther. She also met with Marcie Sillman and writer\/podcast host Carvell Wallace to discuss the importance of the film in relation to the<\/p>\n

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