Black Panther Discussion

A Marvel movie, an afrofuturistic dream, a box office phenomenon… and more? We take a side step from page to screen to comment on the many ways that Black Panther works, and works well. 

A few things are mentioned during the podcast that you may want to read about in greater detail:

Ytasha Womack’s Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture:
https://www.amazon.com/Afrofuturism-World-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Culture/dp/1613747969

Afrofuturism in the costume design of Black Panther:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/movies/black-panther-afrofuturism-costumes-ruth-carter.html

Hero lighting for dark-skinned characters, as discussed by Ava DuVernay:
http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/ava-duvernay-directing-queen-sugar.html

The Black Panther as written by Ta-Nehisi Coates:
http://ta-nehisicoates.com/graphic-novels/
http://marvel.com/comics/creators/12803/ta-nehisi_coates

The Black Panther and the Dora Milaje as written by Nnedi Okorafor:
http://nnedi.com/books/black-panther-long-live-the-king.htmlhttps://news.marvel.com/comics/86337/fighting-wakanda-forever/
https://www.vogue.com/article/black-panther-dora-milaje-comic-series-preview